Table 1. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of GDM women who underwent postpartum glucose testing at six weeks postpartum in Johor Bahru (n=122).
| variable | Normal glucose level (n=107) | Abnormal glucose level (n=15) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | |||
| Age (years) | 31.73 | 31.69 | ||||
| (5.19) | 4.79) | |||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Malay | 71 | (66.4) | 8 | (53.3) | ||
| Chinese | 21 | (19.6) | 4 | (26.7) | ||
| Indian | 10 | (9.3) | 2 | (13.3) | ||
| Other | 5 | (4.7) | 1 | (6.7) | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Tertiary education | 102 | (95.3) | 13 | (86.7) | ||
| Primary/secondary | 5 | (4.7) | 2 | (13.3) | ||
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed | 51 | (47.7) | 9 | (60.0) | ||
| Unemployed | 56 | (52.3) | 6 | (40.0) | ||
| Parity | ||||||
| Primiparous | (68.2) | 9 | (60.0) | |||
| Multiparous | 34 | (31.8) | 6 | (40.0) | ||
| Family history of diabetes | ||||||
| No | 45 | (42.0) | 5 | (33.3) | ||
| Yes | 62 | (58.0) | 10 | (66.7) | ||
| Previous diagnosis of GDM | ||||||
| No | 78 | (72.9) | 9 | (60.0) | ||
| Yes | 29 | (27.1) | 6 | (40.0) | ||
| Gestational age at booking | ||||||
| 12 weeks and above | 52 | (48.6) | 10 | (66.7) | ||
| Less than 12 weeks | 55 | (51.4) | 5 | (33.3) | ||
| Other medical illness | ||||||
| No | 92 | (86.0) | 11 | (73.3) | ||
| Yes | 15 | (14.0) | 4 | (26.7) | ||
| Insulin usage | ||||||
| No | 98 | (91.6) | 10 | (66.7) | ||
| Yes | 9 | (8.4) | 5 | (33.3) | ||
| Hospital follow-up | ||||||
| No | 85 | (79.4) | 8 | (53.3) | ||
| Yes | 22 | (20.6) | 7 | (46.7) | ||
| Gestational weight gain | ||||||
| Normal | 59 | (55.2) | 10 | (66.7) | ||
| Excessive | 18 | (16.8) | 2 | (13.3) | ||
| Poor | 30 | (28.0) | 3 | (20.0) | ||
| Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) | ||||||
| Normal (<6.0 mmol/L) | 91 | (85.0) | 7 | (46.7) | ||
| Abnormal (>6.0 mmol/L) | 16 | (15.0) | 8 | (53.3) | ||
| Mode of delivery | ||||||
| Vaginal delivery | 81 | (75.7) | 8 | (53.3) | ||
| Caesarian section | 26 | (24.3) | 7 | (46.7) | ||
| Infant birth weight (grams) | ||||||
| 2500-3500 | 84 | (78.5) | 7 | (46.7) | ||
| < 2500 | 8 | (7.5) | 1 | (6.6) | ||
| > 3500 | 15 | (14.0) | 7 | (46.7) | ||