Table 1.

Anthropometric and metabolic parameters of pregnant women and newborns

Parameters	GDM (n = 21)	Control (n = 20)	P value	Difference
Maternal age (years)	30.95 ± 3.8	30.05 ± 3.17	0.64	n.s
Maternal birth weight (kg)	73.56 ± 10.71	66.86 ± 6.08	0.029	*
Gestational weight gain (kg)	12.22 ± 3.01	14.25 ± 3.85	0.073	n.s
Maternal height (cm)	162.33 ± 5.36	161.35 ± 5.26	0.74	n.s
BMI (kg/m2)	22.61 ± 2.82	20.73 ± 1.92	0.021	*
Gestational weeks (week)	38.71 ± 1.06	39.15 ± 1.5	0.15	n.s
1 h post OGTT (mmol/L)	9.17 ± 2.11	7.33 ± 1.09	7.6e-3	**
2 h post OGTT (mmol/L)	7.54 ± 1.26	6.21 ± 1.07	3.9e-3	**
Fasting cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.83 ± 0.98	5.68 ± 1.2	0.62	n.s
Fasting HDL-c (mmol/L)	2.01 ± 0.44	1.93 ± 0.37	0.60	n.s
Fasting LDL-c (mmol/L)	2.76 ± 0.66	2.78 ± 0.91	0.94	n.s
24-week glycemia (mmol/L)	7.54 ± 1.26	6.21 ± 1.07	3.96e-3	**
Fetal birth weight (g)	3371.9 ± 507.8	3269 ± 433.89	0.566	n.s
Fetal gender (male/female)	11/10	12/8	/	/

Difference analysis was conducted by Wilcoxon rank-sum test, * P value < 0.05, ** P value < 0.01, n.s. P value >  = 0.05

BMI Body mass index, OGTT Oral glucose tolerance test, HDL-c High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol