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Table 3 Associations between reclassification of gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis and pregnancy outcomes

From: Impact of adopting the 2013 World Health Organization criteria for diagnosis of gestational diabetes in a multi-ethnic Asian cohort: a prospective study

Pregnancy outcomes

Group 1

Group 2

 

Group 3

 

Group 4

 
  

RR (95% CI)

P

RR (95% CI)

P

RR (95% CI)

P

Hypertension/ preeclampsiaa

reference

0.80 (0.35, 1.84)

0.596

1.19 (0.46, 3.09)

0.724

1.54 (0.88, 2.70)

0.126

Prematuritya

reference

2.17 (1.12, 4.24)

0.023

0.70 (0.10, 4.87)

0.716

2.06 (1.10, 3.84)

0.023

Large for gestational ageb

reference

1.23 (0.75, 2.03)

0.411

1.14 (0.62, 2.12)

0.667

1.60 (1.07, 2.39)

0.021

Hypoglycaemiac

reference

3.42 (1.04, 11.29)

0.044

2.40 (0.31, 18.63)

0.402

11.23 (4.98, 25.32)

< 0.001

Neonatal jaundice requiring phototherapyc

reference

1.71 (1.04, 2.82)

0.034

2.78 (1.32, 5.86)

0.007

1.61 (0.98, 2.66)

0.060

  1. RR = relative risk; CI = confidence interval
  2. a Model 1: adjusted for maternal age, ethnicity, education, body mass index, gestational weight gain, parity and family history of diabetes, type of conception
  3. b Model 2: adjusted for same variables as in model 1 + neonatal sex
  4. c Model 3: adjusted for same variables as in model 1 + small-for-gestational-age birth