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Table 2 Laboratory results

From: Precocious markers of cardiovascular risk and vascular damage in apparently healthy women with previous gestational diabetes

Test

Previous GDM Mean (SD)

Controls Mean (SD)

P value

Mean fasting glucose

83.2 (13.0) mg/dl

71.6 (9.4) mg/dl

0.002

Creatinine

0.72 (0.1) mg/dl

0.67 (0.1) mg/dl

0.14

AST

24.4 (5.2) U/l

24.9 (4.9) U/l

0.71

ALT

35.6 (7.8) U/l

40.8 (13.6) U/l

0.25

Uric acid

3.9 (0.7) mg/dl

3.7 (0.8) mg/dl

0.36

Total cholesterol

194.0 (33.8) mg/dl

185.6 (43.8) mg/dl

0.35

HDL c

46.5 (11.4) mg/dl

53.6 (11.0) mg/dl

0.06

LDL c

130.0 (32.3) mg/dl

114.3 (34.9) mg/dl

0.10

Triglycerides

87.0 (38.1) mg/dl

88.1 (63.1) mg/dl

0.44

FFA

0.47 (0.19) mmol/l

0.55 (0.23) mmol/l

0.21

CPR

0.34 (0.23) mg/dl

0.40 (0.49) mg/dl

0.50

Fibrinogen

279.5 (58.7) mg/dl

297.1 (84.7) mg/dl

0.50

PAI-1

12.1 (9.6) U/ml

16.0 (12.0) U/ml

0.25

N

25

20

 
  1. SD: Standard deviation; AST : Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; HDL: High density lipoprotein; cLDL: Low density lipoprotein, c FFA: free fatty acids, CPR: C-reactive protein, PAI-1: plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.