Table 1.
Some characteristics of pregnant women with and without GDM.
| GDM |
p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) n = 95 |
No (%) n = 449 |
||
| Age (Quartis) | 0.320 | ||
| 14.0–22.0 | 34 (35.4) | 125 (27.9) | |
| 23.0–26.0 | 23 (24.0) | 119 (26.6) | |
| 27.0–30.0 | 21 (21.9) | 93 (20.8) | |
| 31.0–45.0 | 17 (18.8) | 112 (24.8) | |
| Schooling (⩽9 years) | 15 (15.6) | 55 (12.3) | 0.991 |
| Married | 68 (70.8) | 355 (79.2) | 0.072 |
| Primipara | 45 (45.9) | 245 (54.5) | 0.163 |
| Number of living children (⩾2) | 32 (33.6) | 189 (42.0) | 0.109 |
| Employed | 43 (44.8) | 238 (53.1) | 0.138 |
| Student | 13 (13.5) | 83 (18.5) | 0.245 |
| Skin color | 0.345 | ||
| White | 35 (36.5) | 151(33.7) | |
| Black | 12 (12.5) | 84 (18.8) | |
| Mixed | 48 (51.0) | 214 (47.5) | |
| Prior abortion | 25 (26.0) | 100 (22.3) | 0.432 |
| Family history of diabetes | 50 (52.6) | 241 (53.6) | 0.790 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4 (±4.9) | 24.2 (±4.6) | 0.031 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 106.7 (±14.9) | 105.2 (±12.6) | 0.378 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 67.3 (±9.3) | 66.4 (±9.6) | 0.426 |
GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index.