Table 2 Obstetric outcomes of women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus
Cohort | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome variable | WHO-2013 | WHO-1999 | P-value* | OR** | Adjusted OR** |
N | 437 | 949 | |||
Induction of labour, n (%) | 256 (59.3) | 606 (63.9) | 0.102 | 0.82 (0.65–1.04) | 0.76 (0.59–0.98) |
Delivery type, n (%) | |||||
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 318 (73.1) | 638 (67.4) | 0.032 | 1.32 (1.02–1.70) | 1.52 (1.15–2.01) |
Assisted vaginal delivery | 35 (8.0) | 79 (8.3) | 0.712 | 0.93 (0.61–1.40) | NA |
Intrapartum caesarean delivery | 48 (11.0) | 121 (12.8) | 0.365 | 0.85 (0.60–1.21) | NA |
Planned caesarean delivery | 34 (7.8) | 111 (11.7) | 0.029 | 0.64 (0.43–0.96) | NA |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) | 39.0 [38.3–39.6] | 38.3 [38.0–39.0] | < 0.001 | NA | NA |
Pregnancy-induced hypertension, n (%) | 50 (11.5) | 61 (6.4) | 0.001 | 1.89 (1.28–2.80) | 1.71 (1.11–2.63) |
Preeclampsia, n (%) | 12 (2.8) | 30 (3.2) | 0.683 | 0.87 (0.44–1.71) | NA |