Table 2.
Basic characteristics of pregnant women according to GDM status in rural Assam (2019)
| Variable | GDM (−) | GDM (+) | Total |
| n=1010 (%) | n=202 (%) | n=1212 (%) | |
| Age (mean±SD) | 23.5 (4.04) | 24.4 (4.6) | 23.7 (4.2) |
| Age categories | |||
| 15–20 years | 291 (29) | 51 (25) | 342 (28) |
| 21–25 years | 437 (43) | 71 (35) | 508 (42) |
| 26–30 years | 235 (23) | 63 (31) | 298 (25) |
| >30 years | 47 (5) | 17 (8) | 64 (5) |
| Religion | |||
| Hindu | 566 (56) | 102 (51) | 668 (55) |
| Muslim | 433 (43) | 99 (49) | 532 (44) |
| Christian | 11 (1) | 1 (1) | 12 (1) |
| Education | |||
| Illiterate | 71 (7) | 10 (5) | 81 (7) |
| Primary school | 516 (51) | 93 (46) | 609 (50) |
| 10th pass | 234 (23) | 53 (26) | 287 (24) |
| 12th pass | 136 (14) | 31 (15) | 167 (14) |
| Graduate and above | 53 (5) | 15 (7) | 68 (6) |
| Economic status | |||
| Above poverty line | 247 (24) | 68 (34) | 315 (26) |
| Below poverty line | 763 (76) | 134 (66) | 897 (74) |
| Body mass index | |||
| Normal | 700 (69) | 125 (62) | 825 (68) |
| Underweight | 194 (19) | 43 (21) | 237 (20) |
| Overweight/obese | 116 (12) | 34 (17) | 150 (12) |
| Blood pressure levels | |||
| Normal | 681 (67) | 138 (68) | 819 (68) |
| Prehypertension | 300 (30) | 54 (27) | 354 (29) |
| Hypertension | 29 (3) | 10 (5) | 39 (3) |
| Gravida status | |||
| Primigravida | 499 (49) | 97 (48) | 596 (49) |
| Multigravida | 511 (51) | 105 (52) | 616 (51) |
| Anaemia (Y) | 846 (84) | 156 (77) | 1002 (83) |
| Diabetes family history (Y) | 51 (5) | 24 (12) | 75 (6) |
| Miscarriage history (Y) | 70 (7) | 19 (9) | 89 (7) |
| Current smoker (Y) | 21 (2) | 8 (4) | 29 (2) |
GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.