Table 2.
Gestational hyperglycaemia by maternal age and parity of study participants, N = 307.
| Factor | Gestational hyperglycaemia | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal, n (%) | Abnormal, n (%) | ||||
| Age | |||||
| 15-18 | 10 (62.5) | 6 (37.5) | 1 | ||
| 19-24 | 116 (92.8) | 9 (7.2) | 7.73 | 2.29-26.15 | 0.001∗ |
| 25-30 | 95 (86.4) | 15 (13.6) | 3.8 | 1.20-11.99 | 0.023∗ |
| 31-36 | 22 (78.6) | 6 (21.4) | 2.2 | 0.57-8.53 | 0.255 |
| 37-42 | 15 (55.6) | 12 (44.4) | 0.75 | 0.21-2.66 | 0.656 |
| Parity | |||||
| First | 111 (94.9) | 6 (5.1) | 5.37 | 1.78-16.25 | 0.003∗ |
| Second | 56 (80.0) | 14 (20.0) | 1.16 | 0.45-3.00 | 0.757 |
| Third | 35 (76.1) | 11 (23.9) | 0.923 | 0.34-2.52 | 0.877 |
| Fourth | 25 (80.7) | 6 (19.4) | 1.201 | 0.38-3.87 | 0.748 |
| Fifth | 31 (77.5) | 9 (22.5) | 1 | ||
∗Significant at P < 0.05.