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Table 1 Characteristics and early pregnancy metabolic factors of participants with and without GDM history by excluding PGDM

From: Differing risk factors for new onset and recurrent gestational diabetes mellitus in multipara women: a cohort study

 

GDM history

No GDM history

p-value

Basic characteristics

 N

806

9230

 

 Age, year, mean ± SD

35.43 ± 3.33

35.08 ± 3.57

0.007

 Gravidity

  

0.4

  2nd, n(%)

376 (46.65)

4443 (48.14)

 

  3rd or more, n(%)

430 (53.35)

4787 (51.86)

 

 Parity

  

0.1

  2nd, n(%)

770 (95.53)

8912 (96.55)

 

  3rd or more, n(%)

36 (4.47)

318 (3.45)

 

 Interval between the two pregnancies, mean ± SD

5.03 ± 2.60

6.50 ± 3.43

< 0.0001

 Adverse pregnancy history

  History of gestational hypertension, n(%)

51 (6.33)

283 (3.07)

< 0.0001

  History of fetal macrosomia, n(%)

76 (9.43)

602 (6.52)

0.002

  History of fetal low birth weight, n(%)

3 (0.37)

39 (0.42)

0.8

 Family history of T2DM, n(%)

229 (28.41)

1240 (13.43)

< 0.0001

 PCOS, n(%)

44 (5.46)

228 (2.47)

< 0.0001

 Maternal birthweight

  

< 0.0001

  < 2500 g, n(%)

52 (6.45)

317 (3.43)

 

  2500 g ~ 3999 g, n(%)

697 (86.48)

8050 (87.22)

 

  ≥ 4000 g, n(%)

57 (7.07)

863 (9.35)

 

 Height, cm, mean ± SD

162.0 ± 4.9

162.5 ± 4.8

0.02

 Pre-pregnancy weight, kg, mean ± SD

60.3 ± 9.9

58.6 ± 9.0

< 0.0001

 PPBMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD

22.9 ± 3.4

22.2 ± 3.2

< 0.0001

 Early pregnancy weight gain, kg, mean ± SD

1.0 ± 1.7

1.0 ± 1.8

0.8

 Gestational age of weight gain measured, week, mean ± SD

8.1 ± 2.1

8.4 ± 2.4

0.007

 hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy, n(%)

58 (7.20)

577 (6.25)

0.3

Glycolipid index

 Early pregnancy metabolic factors

  FBG, mmol/L, mean ± SD

4.89 ± 0.44

4.70 ± 0.36

< 0.0001

  Total cholesterol, mmol/L, mean ± SD

4.30 ± 0.72

4.26 ± 0.73

0.2

  Triglycerides, mmol/L, mean ± SD

1.33 ± 0.60

1.19 ± 0.55

< 0.0001

  High density lipoprotein-cholesterol, mmol/L, mean ± SD

1.50 ± 0.32

1.57 ± 0.33

< 0.0001

  Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, mmol/L, mean ± SD

2.24 ± 0.58

2.17 ± 0.58

0.0002

 GDM diagnosed during 24 ~ 28 weeks of gestation, n(%)

423 (48.34)

1484 (16.00)

< 0.0001

 OGTT values in previous normoglycemic participants during 24 ~ 28 weeks of gestation

  Fasting blood glucose level, mmol/L

4.80 ± 0.52

4.50 ± 0.41

< 0.0001

  1 h blood glucose level, mmol/L

9.07 ± 1.74

7.59 ± 1.61

< 0.0001

  2 h blood glucose level, mmol/L

7.54 ± 1.60

6.56 ± 1.29

< 0.0001

  1. GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome, PPBMI pre-pregnancy body mass index, FBG fasting blood glucose, PGDM pre-gestational diabetes mellitus, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test
  2. p-value was calculated by student t-test or chi-square test