Table I.
Patient information.
| Factors | GDM group n=76 | Control group n=73 | t/χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 0.001 | 0.970 | ||
| ≤27 | 45 (59.21) | 43 (58.90) | ||
| >27 | 31 (40.79) | 30 (41.10) | ||
| Pre-pregnancy BMI, kg/m2 | 0.003 | 0.954 | ||
| ≤23 | 42 (55.26) | 40 (54.79) | ||
| >23 | 34 (44.74) | 33 (45.21) | ||
| Educational level | 0.001 | 0.975 | ||
| Below junior high school | 21 (27.63) | 20 (27.40) | ||
| Junior high school or above | 55 (72.37) | 53 (72.60) | ||
| Place of residence | 0.016 | 0.901 | ||
| Rural | 32 (42.11) | 30 (41.10) | ||
| Urban | 44 (57.89) | 43 (58.90) | ||
| Gravidity, times | 0.002 | 0.961 | ||
| ≤1 | 57 (75.00) | 55 (75.34) | ||
| >1 | 19 (25.00) | 18 (24.66) | ||
| Gestational week of delivery | 38.21±2.01 | 38.45±2.08 | 0.716 | 0.475 |
| TC (mmol/l) | 5.93±0.47 | 5.45±0.41 | 6.632 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/l) | 2.81±0.54 | 1.97±0.32 | 11.49 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/l) | 2.74±0.48 | 2.63±0.43 | 1.471 | 0.143 |
| HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.29±0.26 | 1.67±0.37 | 7.277 | <0.001 |
GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triacylglycerol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.