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Table 4 Maternal fasting plasma glucose levels in the second and third trimesters, divided into three ranges, and outcomes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1999 and 2008)

From: Association between maternal glucose levels during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus: an analytical cross-sectional study

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

n (%)

GDM n (%) OR (95% CI)

Macrosomia n (%) OR (95% CI)

Cesarean section n (%) OR (95% CI)

2nd Trimester

<80

168 (58.3)

6 (3.6)

1.0

10(3.9)

1.0

110 (40.7)

1.0

80-90

82 (28.5)

4 (4.9)

1.38 (0.38-5.04)

8 (5.7)

1,33 (0.50-3.51)

77 (51.3)

1.36 (0.89-2.08)

90-94

38 (13.2)

8(21.1)

7.2 (2.33-22.24)

6(10.9)

2.03 (0.65-6.33)

31 (51.7)

1.19 (0.66-2.16)

3rd Trimester

<80

140 (62.5)

1 (0.7)

1.0

13(6.0)

1.0

104 (45.2)

1.0

80-90

65 (29)

2 (3.1)

4.4 (0.39-49.56)

5 (4.6)

0.73 (0.25-2.13)

60 (49.6)

1.24 (0.77-1.98)

90-94

19 (8.5)

1(5.3)

7.7 (0.46-128.9)

3 (6.7)

0.77 (0.16-3.62)

29 (58.0)

1.86 (0.95-3.65)

  1. OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
  2. Adjusted for the following variables: maternal age, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI.
  3. With women diagnosed as having GDM in the second trimester excluded from the analysis of the third trimester.