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. 2021 Jul 23;16(7):e0254895. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254895

Table 1. Clinical characteristics and pregnancy outcome for women with and without gestational diabetes (GDM).

a) GDM in accordance with WHO 1999-criteria in 706 women with PCOS. b) GDM diagnosed in accordance with WHO 2013-criteria in 702 women with PCOS.

a) GDM in accordance with WHO 1999-criteria in 706 women with PCOS.
Non-GDM GDM P-value
N (%) 506 (72) 200 (28)
Randomization Metformin 248 (49) 97 (49) 0.90
Baseline data Age, years 29.6 ± 4.3 30.4 ± 4.6 0.038
BMI, kg/m2 28.1 ± 6.2 29.6 ± 6.5 0.006
Weight, kg 79.4 ± 18.2 81.8 ± 18.0 0.12
Nulliparous 297 (59) 107 (54) 0.23
Comorbidity 237 (47) 99 (50) 0.52
Smoking 26 (5) 10 (5) 0.95
Maternal outcome HT, debut in pregn. 28 (6) 6 (3) 0.09
Preeclampsia 34 (7) 9 (5) 0.27
Weight gain, Kg * 10.8 ± 4.9 8.2 ± 5.4 <0.001
Neonatal outcome Birth weight, g 3576 ± 562 3445 ± 655 0.008
Birth weight, z-score -0.01 ± 1.02 -0.14 ± 1.08 0.16
Gest. age, days 278 ± 18 273 ± 23 0.013
SGA/LGA § 52 (10)/45 (9) 25 (13)/19 (10) 0.60
b) GDM diagnosed in accordance with WHO 2013-criteria in 702 women with PCOS.
Non-GDM GDM p-value
N (%) 413 (59) 289 (41)
Randomization Metformin 197 (48) 139 (48) 0.94
Baseline data Age, years 29.4 ± 4.2 30.3 ± 4.6 0.009
BMI, kg/m2 27.2 ± 5.7 30.5 ± 6.6 <0.001
Weight, kg 76.6 ± 16.7 85.1 ± 19.3 <0.001
Nulliparous 242 (59) 165 (57) 0.33
Comorbidity 183 (44) 153 (53) 0.024
Smoking 21 (5) 15 (5) 0.96
Maternal outcome HT, debut in pregn. 19 (5) 14 (5) 0.46
PE 24 (6) 19 (7) 0.68
Weight gain, kg * 10.9 ± 4.7 9.0 ± 5.6 <0.001
Neonatal outcome Birth weight, g 3539 ± 564 3515 ± 680 0.60
Birth weight, z-score -0.08 ± 1.00 0.01 ± 1.07 0.28
Gest. age, days 278 ± 16 274 ± 25 0.008
SGA/LGA 47 (11)/33 (8) 29 (10)/29 (5) 0.56

a) Values given as mean ± SD or N (%) as appropriate. * N = 647. HT hypertension, PE preeclampsia, SGA small for gestational age, LGA large for gestational age.

b) Values given as mean ± SD or N (%) as appropriate. HT hypertension, PE preeclampsia, SGA small for gestational age, LGA large for gestational age. * N = 635.