Table 1.
Characteristics of the study groups.
| Variable | GDM in Group-15/16 (n = 58) |
GDM in Group-17/18 (n = 65) |
p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Q1 | Q3 | Median | Q1 | Q3 | ||
| Body weight before pregnancy, kg | 77.00 | 59.50 | 82.85 | 64.10 | 57.00 | 88.00 | 0.6974 |
| Height, cm | 165.00 | 160.00 | 170.00 | 165.00 | 160.00 | 170.00 | 0.9574 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.821 | 21.57 | 31.06 | 24.53 | 21.25 | 30.11 | 0.5900 |
| Age, years | 30.00 | 27.00 | 34.00 | 31.00 | 27.00 | 34.00 | 0.3750 |
| Body weight gain during pregnancy, kg | 10.00 | 6.00 | 15.00 | 9.50 | 6.00 | 14.50 | 0.9505 |
| Week in which GDM was diagnosed | 26.00 | 23.00 | 27.00 | 26.00 | 20.00 | 28.00 | 0.5397 |
| Week in which insulin was started | 30.00 | 27.00 | 33.00 | 27.00 | 19.00 | 31.00 | 0.0663 |
| Week of delivery | 39.00 | 37.00 | 40.00 | 39.00 | 36.00 | 40.00 | 0.5880 |
| Neonatal body weight at delivery, g | 3330.00 | 2810.00 | 3650.00 | 3250.00 | 2920.00 | 3500.00 | 0.7619 |
| Neonatal body length at delivery, cm | 53.00 | 52.000 | 56.00 | 54.00 | 52.00 | 56.00 | 0.9783 |
| Apgar score at 1 min | 10.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.000 | 10.00 | 0.7869 |
BMI—Body mass index, GDM—Gestational diabetes mellitus; Q1—lower (25%) quartile; Q3—upper (75%) quartile.