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Table 4 Comparison of women with normal and abnormal glucose tolerance at the follow-up study visit among those affected by gestational diabetes

From: Long-term changes in glucose metabolism after gestational diabetes: a double cohort study

 

NGT (n = 228)

AGT (n = 246)

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P

Age at delivery (years)

31.3

5.9

32.6

5.9

0.016

Number of deliveries

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

0.550

Age at follow-up study (years)

36.3

7.0

38.6

7.0

<0.001

Follow-up time (years)

5.2

4.0

6.3

4.5

0.008

Waist (cm)

87.0

12.3

94.0

12.6

<0.001

BMI in the first trimester (kg/m2)

25.6

4.6

26.9

4.6

0.001

BMI in the end of pregnancy (kg/m2)

30.1

4.4

31.2

4.5

0.013

Weight increment during pregnancy (kg)

12.3

6.2

12.2

5.9

0.993

BMI at follow-up study (kg/m2)

26.6

4.9

29.5

5.2

<0.001

Change in weight during follow-up time (kg)

1.6

7.3

5.5

8.1

0.002

Change in BMI during follow-up time (kg/m2)

1.1

2.7

2.6

3.0

<0.001

Current smoker (%)

21.8

 

15.6

 

0.090

Physical activity (%)

82.7

 

83.5

 

0.816

Family history of diabetes

79.9

 

81.5

 

0.669

HbA1c [mmol/mol (%)]

35 (5.3)

3

37 (5.5)

4

<0.001

Matsuda ISI (mg/dl, mU/l)

6.8

3.3

4.6

2.8

<0.001

Disposition Index

201.8

61.1

133.0

48.9

<0.001

  1. NGT, normal glucose tolerance; AGT, abnormal glucose tolerance (includes both prediabetes and type 2 diabetes). Subjects diagnosed with type 2 diabetes between the index pregnancy and the follow-up visit were excluded. P-values < 0.05 are indicated in bold font.