Table 1.
Characteristics of women participants from the START and UK Biobank studies with available GDM status and genotype data.
| South Asian Women | ||
|---|---|---|
| START | UK Biobank | |
| Number of Participants with GDM data | 832 | 2,386 |
| GDM, n (%) | 301 (36.2%) | 52 (2.2%) |
| Age, years | 30.2 (4.0) | 53.0 (8.1)‡ |
| Height, cm | 162.3 (6.2)¥ | 156.8 (5.9)‡ |
| Weight, kg | 62.6 (12.0)¥ | 67.7 (12.5)‡ |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.8 (4.4) | 27.5 (4.9)‡ |
| Family history of diabetes, n (%) | 334 (40.2) | 1,556 (49.1) |
Data are mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated.¥ Pre-pregnancy values.‡ Values from baseline data. Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass index; GDM, Gestational diabetes; START, South Asian birth cohort.