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. 2023 Jan 31;12(3):1096. doi: 10.3390/jcm12031096

Table 4.

Association between HDP-twin pregnancies with or without GDM and neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies.

Variables HDP and GDM
β/OR (95% CI) *
p-Value HDP and No-GDM
β/OR (95% CI) *
p-Value
MC twin pregnancies
Gestational age at delivery 1.06 (0.43, 1.69) 0.001 −0.59 (−1.20, 0.02) 0.057
Preterm birth 0.44 (0.20, 0.97) 0.042 2.15 (0.98, 4.71) 0.055
Birth weight 174.90 (8.91, 340.89) 0.039 −61.36 (−217.69, 94.98) 0.441
LGA 0.73 (0.16, 3.39) 0.687 1.76 (0.56, 5.47) 0.332
SGA 1.22 (0.42, 3.50) 0.715 1.14 (0.51, 2.53) 0.754
Intertwin weight discordance −0.02 (−0.05, 0.02) 0.438 0.03 (−0.01, 0.06) 0.105
Discordant twins 0.57 (0.22, 1.47) 0.245 1.45 (0.78, 2.69) 0.239
DC twin pregnancies
Gestational age at delivery −0.10 (−0.59, 0.39) 0.680 −0.39 (−0.80, 0.03) 0.066
Preterm birth 1.64 (0.93, 2.87) 0.085 1.32 (0.87, 2.01) 0.194
Birth weight −90.64 (−213.86, 32.58) 0.149 −156.97 (−257.92, −56.02) 0.002
LGA 1.08 (0.47, 2.47) 0.864 0.55 (0.23, 1.29) 0.169
SGA 2.43 (0.93, 6.36) 0.070 2.03 (1.02, 4.03) 0.044
Intertwin weight discordance 0.02 (−0.00, 0.04) 0.082 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) 0.000
Discordant twins 3.37 (1.75, 6.49) 0.000 2.83 (1.78, 4.48) 0.000

DC: dichorionic, MC: monochorionic, GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus, HDP: hypertension disorders of pregnancy, LGA: large for gestational age, SGA: small for gestational age, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval. * Adjustment for maternal age, prepregnancy BMI, nulliparity and mode of conception.