Table 1 Characteristics of the index pregnancy in the GDM and control groups
From: The risk of metabolic syndrome after gestational diabetes mellitus – a hospital-based cohort study
GDM | Control | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 120) | (n = 120) | ||
75-g OGTT | |||
- 0 h, mmol/L | 5.4 ± 0.5 | 4.7 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
- 1 h, mmol/L | 9.5 ± 2.3 | 7.1 ± 1.4 | < 0.001 |
- 2 h, mmol/L | 7.7 ± 2.0 | 5.8 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
Pregnancy disorders | |||
- Gestational hypertension, n (%) | 12 (10%) | 6 (5%) | NS |
- Pre-eclampsia, n (%) | 7 (5.8%) | 2 (1.7%) | NS |
- Glucosuria, n (%) | 25 (20.8%) | 4 (3.3%) | < 0.001 |
- Proteinuria, n (%) | 19 (15.8%) | 7 (5.8%) | 0.021 |
Induction of delivery, n (%) | 42 (35.0%) | 26 (21.7%) | 0.031 |
Caesarean section, n (%) | 29 (24.2%) | 21 (17.5%) | NS |
Perinatal outcome | |||
- Gestational age, days | 277.1 ± 9.5 | 278.8 ± 10.4 | NS |
- Birth weight of the child, g | 3633 ± 519 | 3540 ± 471 | NS |
- Apgar score at one minute | 8.6 ± 1.2 | 8.7 ± 1.4 | NS |
- Apgar score at five minute | 9.3 ± 0.8 | 9.3 ± 0.8 | NS |
- Umbilical blood arterial pH | 7.29 ± 0.1 | 7.28 ± 0.1 | NS (0.054) |
- Umbilical blood venous pH | 7.35 ± 0.1 | 7.35 ± 0.1 | NS |