Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the RT-CGMS and SMBG groups

Age

34.15 ± 5.04

32.93 ± 5.70

−0.91 to 3.35

Weight

76.34 ± 15.04

75.50 ± 19.08

−5.42 to 7.11

BMI

32.11 ± 5.74

31.13 ± 7.53

−1.52 to 3.47

Height

155.21 ± 7.84

155.94 ± 6.85

−3.47 to 2.01

Systolic BP

120.72 ± 12.60

117.30 ± 13.01

−1.31 to 8.16

Diastolic BP

67.63 ± 7.99

66.51 ± 7.30

−1.47 to 3.71

Mean GA at GDM DX

23.95 ± 7.14

21.28 ± 6.26

−0.04 to 5.39

Fasting OGTT (mmol/L)

5.01 ± 0.63

5.31 ± 1.06

−0.67 to 0.07

1 h OGTT (mmol/L)

9.71 ± 2.05

10.41 ± 2.57

−1.70 to 0.29

2 h OGTT (mmol/L)

8.72 ± 2.25

9.22 ± 3.11

−1.63 to 0.64

HbA1c—mmol/mol (%)

41 ± 9 (5.9 ± 0.8)

38 ± 8 (5.6 ± 0.7)

−0.08 to 0.56

Multiparity^a

40 (51.3)

38 (48.7)

0.18–1.11

0.063

0.45

History of recurrent abortion^b

36 (56.2)

28 (43.8)

0.14–0.74

0.009

0.32

GDM in prior pregnancies

14 (23.3)

14 (25.0)

0.46–2.56

0.502

1.09

Acanthosis Nigrican

15 (27.8)

17 (30.4)

0.49–2.58

0.835

1.13

Family history of DM

41 (66.1)

44 (75.9)

0.72–3.57

0.315

0.82

History of preterm delivery

7 (11.5)

7 (12.3)

0.35–3.29

1.000

1.08

Glucosuria

4 (8.5)

9 (21.4)

0.83–10.35

0.085

2.93

History of still birth

4 (8.3)

7 (12.7)

0.43–5.85

0.537

1.60

History of neonatal deaths

2 (3.6)

2 (3.6)

0.36–7.35

1.000

1.00

History of large baby

5 (8.3)

7 (12.3)

0.16–2.14

0.552

0.59

History of malformed baby

7 (11.3)

4 (7.0)

0.29–3.62

0.533

1.01

History of gestational HTN

8 (13.8)

4 (7.0)

0.13–1.66

0.361

0.47

History of preeclampsia

6 (9.7)

3 (5.3)

0.12–2.17

0.494

0.51

History of medical illness

13 (21.7)

10 (17.5)

0.30–1.92

0.646

0.76

Previous SC

25 (64.1)

25 (67.6)

0.45–3.01

0.812

1.16