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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2022 Apr 5;41(Suppl 1):e14–e21. doi: 10.1055/a-1817-5788

Table 2.

Fetal electrocardiogram outcomes by stage of labor and diabetic status

First stage of
labor
Pregestational
DM
N=95
OR (95% CI) aOR (95%
CI)
GDM
N=370
OR (95% CI) aOR (95%
CI)
No DM
(Referent)
N=4971
ST depression 14 (15) 2.96 (1.62, 5.42) 2.20 (1.14, 4.24) 35 (9.5) 1.74 (1.20, 2.55) 1.51 (1.02, 2.25) 283 (5.7)
ST elevation (no depression) 31 (33) 1.09 (0.69, 1.72) 0.79 (0.48, 1.30) 123 (33.2) 1.02 (0.81, 1.29) 0.91 (0.71, 1.17) 1698 (34.2)
Second stage of
labor
Pregestational
DM
N=64
GDM
N=289
No DM
(Referent)
N=4074
ST depression 0 (0) n/a n/a 10 (3.5) 1.80 (0.92, 3.52) 2.01 (1.02, 3.98) 81 (2.0)
ST elevation (no depression) 19 (30) 1.91 (1.11, 3.28) 1.81 (1.02, 3.22) 55 (19.0) 1.11 (0.82, 1.51) 1.06 (0.77, 1.47) 723 (17.8)

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; DM = diabetes mellitus; GDM = gestational diabetes mellitus; N/A, not available; OR, odds ratio

Data presented as n (%), unless otherwise noted. Statistically significant associations (P<0.05) are displayed in bold. Odds ratios adjusted for maternal race and ethnicity, insurance type, education, and duration of fetal ECG monitoring. No DM is the referent group.