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. 2021 Oct 5;12(11):3011–3023. doi: 10.1007/s13300-021-01158-z

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants

Variable Result
Male 165 (46.9)
Age (years) 35.2 ± 5.3
Employed 197 (56.0)
Education, graduation and beyond 219 (62.2)
Income per montha
 < 20,000 INR 115 (32.8)
 20,000–50,000 INR 166 (47.3)
 > 50,000 INR 70 (19.9)
Joint family 170 (48.3)
Family history of diabetes 130 (36.9)
Past history of GDMb 109 (59.2)
Postpartum duration (months)c 43.3 ± 19.2
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) 5.1 ± 0.6
30-min plasma glucose (mmol/L) 8.4 ± 1.8
2-h plasma glucose (mmol/L) 6.3 ± 1.6
HbA1c (%) 5.5 ± 0.4
HbA1c (mmol/mol) 36.3 ± 4.6
Glycemic category
 Normoglycemia 244 (69.3)
 Prediabetes 108 (30.7)
BMI (kg/m2) 26.0 ± 4.2
 Normal weight 158 (44.9)
 Overweight 140 (39.8)
 Obesity 54 (15.3)
WC (cm) 92.2 ± 10.3
 WC, women (cm) 90.8 ± 11.7
 WC, men (cm) 93.8 ± 8.2
Elevated WC 276 (78.4)
 Elevated WC, women 158 (84.5)
 Elevated WC, men 118 (71.5)
SBP (mmHg)a 113.0 ± 15.2
DBP (mmHg)a 74.9 ± 10.4
Hypertensiona 34 (9.7)

Data expressed as n, %, mean ± SD or median (q25–q75), as appropriate

BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, INR Indian rupees, SBP systolic blood pressure, WC waist circumference

an = 351

bn = 184

cn = 188