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. 2017 Dec 6;8(67):112024–112035. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.22999

Table 2. Association of significant lifestyle parameters with GDM risk.

Lifestyle parameter Frequency of practice OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI)* P*
Consuming sausage(s) <1/week (reference) 1 1
1-3/week 1.21 (0.80 – 1.82) 0.366 1.2 (0.8 – 1.8) 0.463
>3/week 1.8 (1.04 – 3.23) 0.037 2.2 (1.2 – 4.1) 0.009
P trend 0.110 0.034
Consuming legumes <1/week 1 1
1-2/week 0.63 (0.40 – 0.98) 0.042 0.58 (0.36 – 0.94) 0.027
>2/week 3.90 (0.87 – 17.5) 0.076 4.16 (0.89 – 19.3) 0.069
P trend 0.02 0.012
Climbing stairs during pregnancy <4/day 1 1
4-16/day 0.62 (0.41 – 0.94) 0.023 0.7 (0.4 – 1.0) 0.05
>16/day 0.92 (0.33 – 2.61) 0.880 0.8 (0.3 – 2.3) 0.681
P trend 0.074 0.144
Pre-pregnancy physical activity score 1-3 1 1
4-6 0.56 (0.3 – 0.97) 0.041 0.65 (0.36 – 1.18) 0.161
7-9 0.69 (0.3 – 1.45) 0.322 0.72 (0.33 – 1.56) 0.717
P trend 0.115 0.374

*Logistic regression analyses adjusted for age and pre-gestational BMI.