Table 2.
Blood glucose data from electronic diaries and gestational weight gain.
| GDM 1 (N = 20) |
GDM2 (N = 21) |
Control (N = 25) |
p | p control-GDM1 | p control-GDM2 | p GDM1-GDM2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational weight gain, kg | 9.9 ± 4.9 | 9.5 ± 5.9 | 15.2 ± 7.8 | 0.006 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.970 |
| BG average, mmol/L∗ | 5.6 ± 0.3 | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 6.0 ± 0.5 | 0.004 | 0.110 | 0.893 | 0.005 |
| Fasting BG, mmol/L∗ | 4.7 ± 0.4 | 4.8 ± 0.3 | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 0.499 | 0.835 | 0.421 | 0.735 |
| 1 h postprandial BG, mmol/L∗ | 5.9 ± 0.3 | 6.4 ± 0.5 | 6.5 ± 0.7 | 0.002 | 0.088 | 0.818 | 0.002 |
| Number of BG measurements | 140 ± 78 | 147 ± 60 | 42 ± 21 | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.946 |
| % (N) treated with insulin | 40% (8) | 29% (6) | N/A | 0.495 |
Note: ∗derived from electronic diaries filled in by participants (N GDM1 = 19, N GDM2 = 20, N control = 8) during the study period. BG: blood glucose; N/A: nonapplicable.