Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of mothers and their infants. Data are reported as mean (SD), unless otherwise stated
| N | Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers | |||
| Age, yrs | 238 | 30.9 | 4.5 |
| College or university degree, % (n/N) | 217 | 64.5 | (140/217) |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI, kg/m2 | 238 | 29.7 | 4.1 |
| Overweight, % (n/N) | 238 | 61.8 | (147/238) |
| Obese, % (n/N) | 238 | 38.2 | (91/238) |
| Primipara, % (n/N) | 238 | 51.3 | (122/238) |
| GDM diagnosis in pregnancy, % (n/N) | 224 | 32.6 | 73/224 |
| Smoking during pregnancy, % (n/N) | 215 | 8.0 | (19/215) |
| Infants | |||
| Sex, male, % (n/N) | 123 | 62.2 | (77/123) |
| Birth weight, g | 123 | 3648 | 510 |
| Birth weight, SD score | 123 | 0.15 | 1.15 |
| Weight for height at 3 mo, SD score | 123 | 0.31 | 0.92 |
| Length at 3 mo, SD score | 123 | − 0.36 | 1.12 |
| Preterm, % (n/N) | 123 | 4.1 | (4/123) |
| Cord blood thyrotropin, mU/L, Median (IQR) | 118 | 8.7 | (8.2) |