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. 2020 Oct 19;20:635. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03325-9

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants

Mean ± SD
n = 28 GDM (n = 20) Controls (n = 8)
Age (years) 29.8 ± 6.7 26.5 ± 4.7
Parity 2.0 ± 1.1 1.3 ± 1.0
Gestation (weeks+days) 26+ 2 ± 1+ 3 26+ 3 ± 1+ 1
Mid-gestational BMI (kg/m2)a 31.5 ± 6.7 31.1 ± 5.2
Haemoglobin (g/dL) 12.4 ± 1.1 12.3 ± 0.9
HbA1c (%) 5.1 ± 0.5 4.9 ± 0.6
HbA1c (mmol/mol) 32.2 ± 5.9 30.0 ± 6.1
Public:private hospital 8:12 3:5

aBMI (Body Mass Index) at recruitment at 24–28 weeks gestation; HbA1c glycosylated haemoglobin