Table 7.
The comparison of blood glucose between two groups before and after adjusting for confounders (age, BMI, and HbA1c).
| Groups | HbA1c (%), MD (95% CI) | FBG (mM), MD (95% CI) | 2hBG (mM), MD (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before therapy | After therapy | Before therapy | After therapy | Before therapy | After therapy | |
| Before adjustment | ||||||
| Control | 6.40 (6.17, 6.58) | 6.49 (6.18, 6.61) | 8.31 (7.95, 8.74) | 6.37 (6.13, 6.84) | 9.75 (8.91, 10.96) | 7.34 (6.41, 8.65) |
| Intervention | 6.35 (6.12, 6.50) | 5.82 (5.51, 6.08) | 8.93 (8.14, 9.76) | 5.28 (5.09, 5.54) | 10.25 (8.86, 11.14) | 5.68 (5.19, 6.26) |
| t values | 0.513 | 3.587 | 0.237 | 3.982 | 0.169 | 5.896 |
| P values | 0.384 | 0.022 | 0.621 | 0.013 | 0.785 | 0.001 |
| After adjustment | ||||||
| Control | 6.20 (6.14, 6.40) | 6.15 (5.99, 6.37) | 8.13 (7.82, 8.49) | 6.01 (5.75, 6.39) | 9.47 (8.39, 10.36) | 7.55 (6.28, 8.12) |
| Intervention | 6.27 (6.03, 6.41) | 5.43 (5.21, 5.82) | 8.24 (8.01, 8.59) | 5.17 (4.93, 5.30) | 9.33 (8.15, 10.01) | 5.62 (5.03, 6.07) |
| t values | 0.132 | 4.825 | 0.245 | 4.692 | 0.169 | 6.712 |
| P values | 0.689 | 0.012 | 0.734 | 0.006 | 0.793 | 0.001 |
Note: n = 268 in the interventional group and n = 270 in the control group. The therapy duration was the whole stage of pregnancy. MD: mean differences; CI: confidence interval. The difference between the intervention group and the control group was statistically significant if P < 0.05.