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Table 1 Characteristics of subjects and test of difference between specified categories

From: No consensus on gestational diabetes mellitus screening regimes in Sweden: pregnancy outcomes in relation to different screening regimes 2011 to 2012, a cross-sectional study

Variablesa

All subjects 2011-2012 N (%)

Subjects 2011 n (%)

Subjects 2012 n (%)

OGTT 2011-2012 N (%)

GDM 2011-2012 N (%)

Maternal (yrs)

184130 (99.8)

88016 (99.7)

96025 (99.9)

38302 (99.8)

2579 (99.8)

Mean(SD)

30.25 (5.3)

30.27 (5.3)

30.23 (5.3)

30.36 (5.4)

31.86 (5.5)

Min-Max

13-57

13-53

13-57

15-54

16-53

Maternal age

     

≤19

2688 (1.5)

1369 (1.6)

1319 (1.4)

469 (17.6)

23 (0.9)

20-24

25212 (13.7)

11990 (13.8)

13222 (13.8)

5293 (21.2)

239 (1.0)

25-29

53971 (29.3)

25570 (29.0)

28393 (29.6)

11257 (21.0)

618 (1.1)

30-34

61706 (33.5)

29463 (33.4)

32243 (33.6)

12432 (20.3)

837 (1.4)

35-39

33225 (18.0)

16215 (18.4)

17010 (17.7)

7130 (21.5)

642 (1.9)

≥40

738 (4.0)

3490 (4.0)

3838 (4.0)

1748 (24.0)

220 (3.0)

Parity

181292 (98.4)

86189 (96.0)

95103 (98.2)

37603(96.8)

2548 (97.3)

1

79250 (43.7)

37569 (43.6)

41681 (43.8)

15493 (19.7)

949 (1.2

2

67902 (37.5)

32340 (37.5)

35562 (37.4)

14130 (20.9)

861 (1.3)

≥3

34140 (18.8)

16280 (18.9)

17860 (18.8)

7980 (22.8)

738 (2.9)

Gest age bc

180822 (98.2)

86434 (97.9)

94388 (98.1)

37684 (97.2)

2513 (97.6)

Pre-term

9838 (5.4)

4689 (5.4)

5149 (5.5)

1914 (19.6)

209 (2.1)

Term

156599 (86.6)

74874 (86.6)

81725 (86.6)

32714 (21.0)

2208 (1.4)

Post-term

14385 (8.0)

6871 (8.0)

7514 (8.0)

3056 (21.4)

96 (0.7)

Weight (kg)

179343 (97.4)

85359 (97.9)

93984 (97.9)

37062 (96.8)

2510 (97.3)

Mean (SD)

68.50 (13.7)

68.40 (13.6)

68.59 (13.7)

75.45 (17.7)

7704 (18.6)

Min-Max

29-183

29-183

30-183

36-183

40-163

Height (cm)

180124 (97.8)

85764 (97.3)

94360 (98.2)

37762 (97.3)

2519 (97.7)

Mean (SD)

166.2 (6.5)

166.2 (6.5)

166.2 (6.5)

166.2 (6.6)

163.8 (6.8)

Min-Max

113-196

113-193

113-196

133-195

133-187

BMI (kg/m 2 ) d

178723 (97.0)

85046 (97.5)

 

36967 (96.8)

2496(96.8)

Mean (SD)

24.78 (4.6)

24.74 (4.6)

24.82 (4.7)

27.29 (6.1)

28.70 (6.3)

Min-max

13.6-62.6

13.8-62.1

13.6-60.0

13.6-62.1)

16.0-60.0

BMI early pregnancy

178723 (97.0)

85046 (97.5)

93677 (96.7)

36967 (96.5)

2496(96.8)

<18.5

4329 (2.4)

2031 (2.4)

2298 (2.5)

586 (13.6)

23 (0.5)

18.5-24.99

1056679(59.1)

50622(59.5)

55057 (58.8)

15633 (14.9)

789 (0.7)

25-29.99

45667 (25.6)

21641 (25.4)

24026 (25.6)

9285 (20.4)

754 (1.7)

30-34.99

16126 (9.0)

7537 (8.8)

8589 (9.2)

6793 (42.4)

511 (3.2)

35-39.99

5117 (2.9)

2379 (2.8)

2738 (2.9)

3327 (65.7)

285 (5.8)

≥40

1805 (1.0)

836 (1.0)

969 (1.0)

1313 (73.3)

134 (7.4)

Educational level

151600 (82.3)

70638 (79.5)

80962 (84.0)

32183 (82.3)

2003 (76.5)

Elementary school

13532 (8.9)

6662 (9.4)

6870 (8.5)

3239 (24.1)

309 (2.4)

High school

60481 (39.9)

27821 (39.4)

32660 (40.3)

14263 (23.7)

904 (1.5)

University

77587 (51.2)

36155 (51.2)

41432 (51.2)

14681 (19.0)

790 (1.0)

Employment status

179628 (97.5)

85165 (94.6)

94463 (98.0)

37330 (96.1)

2501 (95.6)

Employede

159566 (88.8)

75669 (88.8)

83897 (88.8)

32805 (21.9)

2057 (1.6)

Unemployedf

20062 (11.2)

9496 (11.2)

10566 (11.2)

4525 (22.9)

444 (2.4)

Country of origin

184132 (100)

88140 (100)

96043 (100)

38308 (97.6)

2579 (97.2)

Sweden

144563 (78.5)

70376 (79.8)

74187 (77.2)

29637 (20.6)

1613 (1.1)

Nordic countriesg

1445 (0.8)

613 (0.7)

832 (0.9)

350 (24.6)

23 (1.7)

Other countries

34134 (18.5)

17151 (19.5)

21024 (21.9)

8318 (22.4)

943 (2.8)

Visits at ANC h

182137 (98.9)

86822 (98.6)

95315 (99.2)

37917(99.0)

2534 (98.3)

Mean:

8.8 (2.4)

8.8 (2.4)

8.7 (2.7)

9.0 (2.4)

9.3 (3.0)

Max-min:

1-29

2-26

1-24

1-29

1-26

SRH i

153227 (83.2)

70633 (79.1)

82594 (85.7)

32442 (83.3)

2102 (80.3)

Very good

44310 (28.9)

19838 (28.1)

24472 (29.6)

8484 (19.2)

422 (1.0)

Good

89740 (58.6)

41299 (58.5)

48441 (58.6)

19650 (22.0)

1317 (1.5)

Either good or poor

13755 (9.0)

6793 (9.6)

6962 (8.4)

3142 (23.0)

260 (1.9)

Poor

4371 (2.9)

2174 (3.1)

2197 (2.7)

950 (21.8)

82 (1.9)

Very poor

1051 (0.7)

529 (0.7)

522 (0.6)

216 (20.7)

21 (2.0)

Smoking 3 months j

182532 (99.1)

75316 (98.8)

81797 (99.2)

38305 (97.5)

2579(97.6)

No smoking

157113 (85.2)

75316 (85.5)

81797 (86.1)

31718 (20.3)

2167(1.4)

Smoking

25419 (14.8)

12134 (14.5)

13285 (13.9)

5976 (23.7)

387 (1.6)

Smoking first visit

182619 (99.0)

84134 (94.2)

96043 (98.5)

38305 (97.6)

2579 (97.6)

No smoking

172082 (94.3)

82451 (94.2)

89631 (94.1)

35139 (20.5)

2380 (1.5)

Smoking

10537 (5.7)

5062 (5.7)

5475 (5.9)

2578 (24.6)

174 (1.7)

  1. aFor each specified variable, n and% are presented.
  2. bGestational age calculated using the WHO’s guidelines.
  3. cPre-term = 22 + 0-36 + 6, Term = 37 + 0-41 + 6, Post-term = 42 + 0–43 + 6 (weeks).
  4. dBody mass index (BMI).
  5. eEmployed includes employed, student, and parental leave.
  6. fUnemployed includes unemployed, sick leave, and other.
  7. gNorway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.
  8. hAntenatal care unit (ANC).
  9. iSelf-rated health (SRH).
  10. jSmoking three months before pregnancy.