Skip to main content
. 2021 Mar 22;21:243. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03702-y

Table 5.

Risk factors associated with abortion and macrosomia in patients with pregestational diabetes mellitus

Variable Abortion
(N° = 12)
No abortion
(N° = 123)
Crude OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
Pregestational BMI
  ≤ 27.5 kg/m2 4 (31.7%) 121 (98.3%) 1 1
  > 27.5 kg/m2 8 (68.3%) 2 (1.7%) 3.76 (1.46–6.54) 2.06 (1.01–4.22)
∆_insulin requirement 1st trimester
  ≤ 0.27 3 (25%) 101 (82.1%) 1 1
  > 0.27 9 (75%) 22 (17.9%) 4.37 (1.61–11.8) 2.02 (1.08–4.02)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
 No 3 (25%) 70 (56.9%) 1 1
 Yes 9 (75%) 53 (43.1%) 11.5 (4.37–30.4) 3.03 (1.29–7.10)

Macrosomia

(N° = 52)

No macrosomia

(N° = 83)

Weight gain
  ≤ 12.5 kg 10 (19.3%) 65 (78.3%) 1 1
  > 12.5 kg 42 (80.7%) 18 (21.7%) 4.74 (1.86–12.1) 2.36 (1.44–3.87)
∆_insulin requirement 3rd trimester
  ≤ 0.07 22 (42.3%) 60 (72.3%) 1
  > 0.07 30 (57.7%) 23 (27.7%) 1.25 (1–2.34)
HbA1c of 3rd trimester
  ≤ 6.88 24 (46.2%) 57 (68.7%) 1
  > 6.88 28 (53.8%) 26 (31.3%) 1.18 (1–2.09)
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
 No 17 (32.7%) 45 (54.3%) 1 1
 Yes 35 (67.3%) 38 (45.7%) 12.3 (3.84–39.3) 2.65 (1.14–3.98)

Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, IC confidence interval