Table 2 Skin blood flux measured by laser Doppler fluximetry in women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus GDM (n = 55 per group)

Resting Forearm Flux (RF, PU)

9.7 ± 2.7

9.6 ± 3.5

0.779^a

Maximum Forearm Flux (MF, PU)

64.2 ± 23.9

64.8 ± 36.1

0.917^a

MF/RF

6.9 (2.5)

6.9 (2.9)

0.540^b

Area of Hyperemia (PU.s)

14450 ± 718

1293 ± 824

0.297^a

Baseline Finger Flux (PU)

279.1 ± 78.8

323.6 ± 96.7

0.026^a

Minimum IBH Finger flux (PU)

138.4 ± 59.1

158.8 ± 85.5

0.152^a

IBH change from baseline (%)

48.8 ± 20.8

49.4 ± 27.3

0.896^a