Table 2.
Pre‐pregnancy anthropometric measurements of women in population of women with GDM
| Author and study year | Ethnic group | Exposure | Exposure mean (standard deviation) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White ethnic group | South Asian ethnic group | ||||
| Dunne et al., 2000 38 |
Caucasian women (n = 312) Indo‐Asian women: Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi (n = 128) |
BMI (kg m−2) | 29.2 (8.5) | 29.1 (5.7) | — |
| Hernandez‐Rivas et al., 2013 47 |
Caucasian (n = 190) South Central Asian: Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi (n = 81) |
BMI (kg m−2) | 27.4 (6.18) | 27.0 (4.65) | 0.630 |
| Makgoba et al., 2012 34 |
White European (n = 707) South Asian (n = 304) |
BMI (kg m−2) | 26.7 (5.8) | 25.3 (4.9) | <0.001 |
| Wong et al., 2011 40 |
Anglo‐European women (n = 215) South Asian women: Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Fiji Indian (n = 160) |
BMI (kg m−2) | 30.6 (8.1) | 26.8 (5.2) | — |
| Sinha et al., 2003 37 |
Caucasian women (n = 91) Indo‐Asian women: predominantly Muslim women from the Punjab Region (n = 89) |
Weight (kg) | 69.8 (4.2) | 68.3 (6.45) | — |
| Sommer et al., 2015 43 |
European (n = 353) South Asian: Pakistani and Sri Lankan (n = 543) |
BMI (kg m−2) | 27.3 (95% CI 25.9, 28.6) | 25.5 (95% CI 24.3, 26.6) | — |
| Sum of SFT (mm) | 76.1 (95% CI 71.1, 81.0) | 78.0 (95% CI 73.3, 82.7) | — | ||
| Serum leptin (ng) | 1.73 (95% CI 1.45, 2.04) | 1.94 (95% CI 1.70, 2.20) | — | ||
BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; GDM, gestational diabetes; SFT, skin‐fold thickness.