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. 2019 May 15;10(5):304–310. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i5.304

Table 1.

Demographics and glycaemic parameters for the cohort categorised by birth weight

Birth Weight
< 2500 g (LBW) (n = 96) 2500-4500 g (normal BW) (n = 3346) > 4500 g (macrosomia) (n = 95)
Maternal age (yr) 28.6 ± 5.6 28.7 ± 5.6 29.0 ± 5.4 P = 0.85
Proportion Asians 29% 15% 1% P = 0.001
FPG (mmol/L) 4.3 ± 0.6 4.5 ± 0.6 4.7 ± 0.5 P = 0.001
2-h PG (mmol/L) 5.5 ± 1.9 5.8 ± 1.6 5.8 ± 1.3 P = 0.26
Proportion with 2-h PG ≤ 3.5 mmol/L 8.3% 2.8% 4.2% P = 0.007
HbA1c IFCC (mmol/mol) 34.5 ± 3.4 34.3 ± 4.3 34.3 ± 0.4 P = 0.92

LBW: Low birth weight; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; 2-h PG: 2 h plasma glucose on the oral glucose tolerance test.