Table 2.

Interview participant profile—patients attending a gestational diabetes mellitus clinic (N=15).

Variable		Participants, n (%)
Age (years)
	26-30	3 (20)
	31-35	8 (53)
	36-40	4 (27)
Ethnicity
	Chinese	5 (33)
	Malay	3 (20)
	Indian	5 (33)
	Filipino and Sri Lankan	2 (13)
Employment
	Full time	11 (73)
	Unemployed	3 (20)
	Part time	1 (7)
Education
	Degree or professional qualification	14 (93)
	Secondary education	1 (7)
Parity—primiparous		8 (53)
Prenatal care
	Private clinic	12 (80)
	Subsidized clinic	3 (20)
Family history of gestational diabetes mellitus		8 (53)