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. 2022 Nov 3;22:268. doi: 10.1186/s12902-022-01182-5

Table 5.

Odds ratios (95% CI) for gestational diabetes according to endocannabinoids (AEA and 2-AG) and anthropometric indices (weight, weight gain, and BMI)

Variable Or (CI) Ba *P- value
AEA (ng/ml)
 Model 1 1.22 (1.06–1.41) 0.20 0.004
 Model 2 1.54 (1.19–1.97) 0.43 0.001
 Model 3 1.46 (1.11–1.91) 0.37 0.006
 Model 4 1.38 (0.99–1.92) 0.32 0.05
2-AG (ng/ml)
 Model 1 1.22 (1.06–1.41) 0.20 0.004
 Model 2 1.33 (1.10–1.61) 0.28 0.003
 Model 3 1.23 (1.007–1.50) 0.20 0.04
 Model 4 1.25 (0.94–1.65) 0.22 0.11
Weight (kg)
 Model 1 1.14 (1.04–1.26) 0.13 0.006
 Model 2 1.11 (0.99–1.23) 0.10 0.05
 Model 3 1.05 (0.92–1.20) 0.05 0.40
 Model 4 1.003 (0.85–1.17) 0.003 0.97
Weight gain (kg)
 Model 1 1.93 (1.35- 2.74) 0.65  < 0.001
 Model 2 2.07 (1.28–3.33) 0.72 0.003
 Model 3 1.87 (1.12- 3.12) 0.62 0.01
 Model 4 3.24 (1.55–6.80) 1.17 0.002
BMI (kg/m2)
 Model 1 2.06 (1.38- 3.06) 0.72  < 0.001
 Model 2 1.59 (1.04–2.43) 0.46 0.02
 Model 3 1.54 (0.77- 3.05) 0.43 0.21
 Model 4 2.18 (0.88- 5.42) 0.78 0.09

Abbreviation: AEA Anandamide, 2-AG 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, BMI Body mass index

a B coefficient; regression slope

* P < 0.05 statistically significant by Multivariable logistic regression. Model 1: unadjusted, model 2: adjusted for energy, carbohydrate, protein, and fat, model 3: adjusted for energy, carbohydrate, protein, and fat, weight gain, and BMI, model 4: adjusted for energy, carbohydrate, protein, and fat, weight gain, BMI, age, education, job, level of physical activity, sex of infant, family history of type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes, number of pregnancies and weeks of pregnancy