Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the 60 Pregnant Study Participants with GDM and Without GDM Outcomes
| Maternal Characteristics (n=60)* | GDM (n=10) | Non-GDM (n=50) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.62 | ||
| Chinese | 7 (70.0) | 30 (60.0) | |
| Malay | 2 (20.0) | 17 (34.0) | |
| Indian | 0 (0) | 1 (2.0) | |
| Others | 1 (10.0) | 2 (4.0) | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.91 | ||
| Secondary and below | 1 (10) | 5 (11.1) | |
| College and above | 9 (90) | 40 (88.9) | |
| Family history of diabetes, n (%) | 6 (60.0) | 21 (42.0) | 0.33 |
| History of Gestational diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1.00 |
| Parity, n (%) | 4 (40.0) | 31 (62.0) | 0.22 |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 30.6±4.4 | 30.6±3.9 | 0.96 |
| %Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 28.1±7.4 | 23.9±5.4 | 0.04 |
| Mean gestational age of GDM diagnosis (weeks), mean ± SD | 26.4±1.7 | – | – |
| FPG from OGTT (mmol/L), mean ± SD | 5.58±2.2 | 4.30±0.3 | 0.10 |
| 1 h glucose (mmol/L), mean ± SD | 11.2±3.6 | 7.21 ±1.2 | 0.006 |
| 2 h glucose (mmol/L), mean ± SD | 8.12±3.3 | 6.05±1.2 | 0.08 |
| Mean CGM wear-time (days), mean ± SD | 13.5±1.5 | 13.7±0.8 | 0.67 |
Notes: The p value significance is set at p<0.05. *Missing data: Education (n=5); pre-pregnancy BMI (n=1).
Abbreviations: FPG, fasting plasma glucose; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test.