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Table 4 Comparison of sociodemographic continuous variables of pregnancy and the newborn among women included (n = 82) and not included (n = 175) in the study

From: Early diabetes screening in women with previous gestational diabetes: a new insight

 

Included

Not included

P value

Mean ± SD

Median

Mean ± SD

Median

Age (years)

32.2 ± 5.8

32

30.5 ± 5.8

31

0.075

Gestational age at diagnosis of GDM (weeks)

23.1 ± 7.4

24

23.9 ± 7.4

25

0.47

Start of insulin (weeks)

28.6 ± 7.1

30

26.9 ± 7.2

28

0.30

Parity (n)

2.3 ± 1.3

2

2.3 ± 1.4

2

0.89

Weight gain until GDM diagnosis (kg)

7.0 ± 5.5

6

8.0 ± 5.6

8.8

0.18

Weight gain until delivery (kg)

10.2 ± 6.3

8.2

11.6 ± 6.0

11.5

0.23

Pregestational BMI (kg/m2)

27.7 ± 5.3

27.1

28.4 ± 5.1

27.6

0.41

Birth weight (kg)

3250.3 ± 627.3

3257.5

3409.2 ± 652.0

3400

0.21

Gestational age at delivery (weeks)

37.8 ± 2.9

38

37.8 ± 2.0

38

0.32