Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Characteristic | Afro- Caribbean (n=400) |
Northern European (n=400) |
Mexican American (n=400) |
Thai (n=400) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics | ||||
| Age at OGTT, years | 25.7±5.6 | 29.4±5.1 | 29±5.3 | 28±5.8 |
| Height, cm | 164±6.9 | 164.5±6.3 | 159.7±5.8 | 154±5.4 |
| BMI at OGTT, kg/m2 | 28.2±6.3 | 29.2±5.3 | 29.6±5.2 | 25.8±3.7 |
| Mean arterial pressure, | 78.9±7.5 | 83.1±6.9 | 82.6±7.3 | 79.5±7.1 |
| mmHg | ||||
| Fasting plasma glucose, | 4.5±0.4 | 4.6±0.3 | 4.6±0.4 | 4.4±0.4 |
| mmol/l | ||||
| 1 h plasma glucose, mmol/l | 6.8±1.6 | 7.3±1.5 | 7.5±1.9 | 8.2±1.7 |
| Gestational age at OGTT, | 27.1±1.8 | 28.6±1.4 | 26.9±2.1 | 28.1±1.8 |
| weeks | ||||
| Gestational age at delivery, | 39.8±1.2 | 40.2±1.1 | 39.7±1.1 | 39.4±1.3 |
| weeks | ||||
| Newborn characteristics | ||||
| Birthweight, g | 3251±440 | 3668±485 | 3555±444 | 3148±374 |
| SSF | 11.6±1.8 | 12.8±2.7 | 14.2±3.1 | 11.6±2.3 |
| Cord blood C-peptide, | 0.33±0.20 | 0.37±0.20 | 0.37±0.17 | 0.33±0.17 |
| nmol/l | ||||
| Male sex | 208 (52) | 209 (52) | 180 (45) | 201 (50) |
| Female sex | 192 (48) | 191 (48) | 220 (55) | 199 (50) |
Data are shown as mean ± SD or n (%)