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Table 2 Pregnancy follow-up and outcomes in women with diabetes according to time of diagnosis

From: Overt diabetes imposes a comparable burden on outcomes as pregestational diabetes: a cohort study

Outcome

 

Diabetes

p

All

Pregestational

Overt

 

n = 618 (100)

n = 414 (67)

n = 204 (33)

Center of enrollment

0.700

 HCPA

284 (46.0)

193 (46.6)

91 (44.6)

 

 HNSC

334 (54.0)

221 (53.4)

113 (55.4)

 

Maternal outcomes

Specialized appointments

7.0 [3.0–10.0]

8.0 [4.0–11.0]

5.0 [2.0–9.0]

 < 0.001

617

413

204

 

Insulin use

511 (84.3)

347 (85.3)

164 (82.4)

0.432

606

407

199

 

Hospitalization due to diabetes

344 (58.7)

234 (59.2)

110 (57.3)

0.771

586 (94.8)

395

191

 

Total weight gain

8.2 (7.5)

8.2 (6.7)

8.1 (9.0)

0.929

565

378

187

 

Weight gain categoriesa

0.145

 less than recommended

211 (37.3)

131 (34.7)

80 (42.8)

 

 as recommended

147 (26.0)

100 (26.5)

47 (25.1)

 

 more than recommended

207 (36.6)

147 (38.9)

60 (32.1)

 

565

378

187

 

HbA1c (≥ 28 weeks)

6.3 (0.9)

6.3 (0.9)

6.3 (1.0)

0.857

475

323

152

 

HbA1c evolution

0.236

 unchanged

22 (4.6)

12 (3.7)

10 (6.6)

 

 increased

89 (18.7)

57 (17.6)

32 (21.1)

 

 decreased

364 (76.6)

254 (78.6)

110 (72.4)

 

475

323

152

 

Preeclampsia

197 (33.4)

134 (34.1)

63 (32.1)

0.703

589

393

196

 

Cesarean section

429 (74.0)

292 (75.1)

137 (71.7)

0.447

580 (93.9)

389

191

 

Perinatal and neonatal outcomes

Pregnancy outcome

0.644

 liveborn

562 (90.9)

376 (90.8)

186 (91.2)

 

 stillborn

17 (2.8)

13 (3.1)

4 (2.0)

 

 lost to follow-up

39 (6.3)

25 (6.0)

14 (6.9)

 

618

424

204

 

Preterm birth

139 (24.0)

99 (25.5)

40 (21.1)

0.282

578 (93.5)

388

190

 

5 min Apgar < 7

23 (4.1)

18 (4.8)

5 (2.7)

0.342

557

373

184

 

Birth weight (g)

3278 (797)

3238 (829)

3358 (721)

0.089

578

388

190

 

Congenital anomaly

70 (12.6)

52 (14.0)

18 (9.8)

0.352

556

372

184

 

Macrosomia

87 (15.1)

59 (15.2)

28 (14.7)

0.981

578

388

190

 

Birth weight categoriesb

0.474

 LGA

219 (38.4)

150 (39.1)

70 (37.0)

 

 AGA

322 (56.4)

217 (56.5)

106 (56.1)

 

 SGA

30 (5.3)

17 (4.5)

13 (6.9)

 

571

382

189

 

Ventilatory disfunction

144 (26.2)

99 (27.0)

45 (24.6)

 

550

367

183

0.619

Hypoglycemia

117 (21.2)

82 (22.2)

35 (19.1)

0.467

552

369

183

 

Jaundice

185 (33.5)

125 (33.9)

60 (32.8)

0.873

552

369

183

 

Sepsis

103 (18.7)

71 (19.3)

32 (17.5)

0.681

550

367

183

 

NICU admission

234 (42.2)

168 (45.2)

66 (36.1)

0.051

555

372

183

 

Deathc

32 (5.5)

25 (6.4)

7 (3.7)

0.245

579

389

190

 
  1. Results presented as mean (standard deviation), n (%) or median (interquartile range)
  2. HCPA Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, HNSC Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, LGA large for gestational age, AGA adequate for gestational age, SGA small for gestational age, NICU neonatal intensive care unit
  3. Statistics: Student t test, the chi-square test (coupled with Z test for comparison of proportions, with Bonferroni correction when appropriate), and the Mann–Whitney U test
  4. aAccording to the Institute of Medicine recommendation
  5. bAccording to the World Health Organization chart
  6. cIncludes perinatal and neonatal death