Table 3. Maternal glycemic levels during pregnancy (mmol/l) related to offspring BMI (kg/m2) at 5–7 years by sex in group exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus.
Linear regression | Boys exposed to GDM | Girls exposed to GDM | ||||||
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n | Beta coefficient | (SE) | P | n | Beta coefficient | (SE) | P | |
Crude models | 173 | +0.27 | (0.15) | 0.070 | 168 | +0.08 | (0.15) | 0.574 |
Adjusted models | 169 | +0.31 | (0.15) | 0.040 | 165 | +0.09 | (0.14) | 0.524 |
For each sex, two models are presented: one crude (non-adjusted) model and one adjusted model. Data are from the subset (n) of children exposed to GDM with maternal glycemic measurement taken with oral glucose tolerance test (100-g-OGTT) available for analysis. The dependent variable is offspring BMI (kg/m2) at 5–7 years regressed by 2-h post-load maternal glycemic measurement (mmol/l). The co-factors included in the adjusted models were the same as in Table 2, plus the child’s exact age (years) and squared exact age (years2). BMI: body mass index. GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus.