Table 1.
Characteristics of study mother-newborn pairs.
| Non-GDM (n = 7) | GDM (n = 8) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers | |||
| Maternal age (years) | 31.2 ± 3.8 | 35.4 ± 2.7 | 0.03 |
| Education, collage or more | 4 (57.14%) | 4 (50.00%) | 1.00 |
| Education, under collage | 3 (42.86%) | 4 (50.00%) | |
| Primiparous | 2 (28.57%) | 4 (50.00%) | 0.61 |
| Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 22.5 ± 2.1 | 25.0 ± 2.3 | 0.05 |
| GA at 75 g OGTT (weeks) | 24.4 ± 1.3 | 22.0 ± 3.6 | 0.09 |
| Plasma glucose in OGTT (mmol/L) | |||
| Fasting | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 5.1 ± 0.5 | 0.01 |
| 1 h | 7.3 ± 0.5 | 9.3 ± 0.6 | <0.0001 |
| 2 h | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 7.4 ± 1.1 | 0.0003 |
| HbA1c (%) | 4.9 ± 0.2 | 5.5 ± 0.2 | 0.0003 |
| Late pregnancy (35–38 weeks) | |||
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 4.8 ± 0.2 | 0.0009 |
| Serum triglycerides (mmol/L) | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 4.6 ± 3.0 | 0.06 |
| Serum total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 6.2 ± 0.6 | 6.5 ± 0.8 | 0.42 |
| Newborns | |||
| Gestational age (weeks) | 39.0 ± 0.6 | 39.3 ± 0.3 | 0.21 |
| Birth weight (g) | 3734.3 ± 339.9 | 3517.5 ± 361.5 | 0.23 |
| Birth length (cm) | 50.29 ± 0.95 | 49.75 ± 1.28 | 0.38 |
| Ponderal index | 2.93 ± 0.19 | 2.85 ± 0.24 | 0.49 |
| Sex, male | 6 (85.71%) | 2 (25.00%) | 0.04 |
Data presented are mean ± SD or n (%).
*
P-values for comparisons between the 2 groups in t-tests for continuous variables, and χ2 and Fisher's exact tests for categorical variables.