Table 1 Baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics of study population and comparison between the groups
From: The relationship between epicardial fat thickness and gestational diabetes mellitus
Variables | GDM group (n: 65) | Control group (n: 64) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 29.7 ± 5.4 | 30.3 ± 4.4 | 0.651 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.4 ± 3.4 | 26.3 ± 3.4 | 0.082 |
Heart rate (beats/minute) | 89.3 ± 11.5 | 88. 9 ± 7.3 | 0.695 |
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 112.3 ± 12.8 | 112.6 ± 13.1 | 0.551 |
Mean diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 71.0 ± 9.7 | 69.7 ± 11.1 | 0.991 |
Serum glucose (mg/dL) | 98.8 ± 14.8 | 89.1 ± 9.3 | <0.001 |
Postprandial serum glucose (mg/dL) | 192.4 ± 37.4 | 132.2 ± 8.7 | <0.001 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 184 ± 116 | 168 ± 58.5 | 0.411 |
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 103.3 ± 36.7 | 105.3 ± 35.7 | 0.574 |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 35.9 ± 7.6 | 36.2 ± 8.7 | 0.934 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 179.2 ± 40.6 | 177.4 ± 37.9 | 0.891 |