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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the normal and maternal hyperglycemia (Borderline GDM and GDM groups) groups

From: Relationship between threatened miscarriage and gestational diabetes mellitus

 

Total

Normal

Borderline GDM and GDM

P b

OR (95% CI)

P c

(n = 1567)

(n = 840)

(n = 727)

Maternal age (years), mean ± SD

33.8 ± 3.9

33.9 ± 3.9

33.7 ± 4.0

0.23

0.99 (0.96–1.01)

0.35

 < 35, n (%)

931 (59.4)

498 (59.3)

433 (59.6)

0.91

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0.91

 ≥35, n (%)

636 (40.6)

342 (40.7)

294 (40.4)

0.99 (0.81–1.21)

 

Parity, n (%)

   

0.11

 

0.11

 Primipara

892 (56.9)

494 (58.8)

398 (54.7)

 

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 Multipara

675 (43.1)

346 (41.2)

329 (45.3)

1.18 (0.97–1.44)

 

Intrauterine hematoma, n (%)

113 (7.2)

72 (8.6)

41 (5.6)

0.025

0.64 (0.43–0.95)

0.026

Gestational age at birth (weeks), mean ± SD

38.5 ± 1.7

38.8 ± 1.4

38.2 ± 2.0

< 0.001

0.81 (0.76–0.86)

< 0.001

Preterm delivery (before 37 weeks), n (%)

123 (7.9)

45 (5.4)

78 (10.7)

< 0.001

2.12 (1.45–3.11)

< 0.001

Delivery methods, n (%)

   

< 0.001

  

 Normal delivery

1015 (64.8)

588 (70.0)

427 (58.7)

 

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 Operative delivery (vacuum)

22 (1.4)

10 (1.2)

12 (1.7)

1.65 (0.71–3.86)

0.25

 Primary cesarean section

246 (15.7)

121 (14.4)

125 (17.2)

1.42 (1.08–1.88)

0.013

 Repeat cesarean section

284 (18.1)

121 (14.4)

163 (22.4)

1.86 (1.42–2.42)

< 0.001

PROM, n (%)

267 (17.0)

148 (17.6)

119 (16.4)

0.51

0.92 (0.70–1.19)

0.51

PPROM, n (%)

54 (3.5)

25 (3.0)

29 (4.0)

0.27

1.35 (0.79–2.33)

0.28

Preeclampsia, n (%)

35 (2.2)

8 (1.0)

27 (3.7)

< 0.001

4.01 (1.81–8.89)

0.001

Placenta previa, n (%)

35 (2.2)

17 (2.0)

18 (2.5)

0.56

1.23 (0.63–2.41)

0.55

Placenta abruption, n (%)

10 (0.6)

7 (0.8)

3 (0.4)

0.36

0.49 (0.13–1.91)

0.31

Still birth, n (%)

4 (0.3)

3 (0.4)

1 (0.1)

0.63

0.39 (0.04–3.71)

0.41

History of prior GDM, n (%)

58 (3.7)

1 (0.1)

57 (7.8)

< 0.001

71.20 (9.86–514.24)

< 0.001

50 g OGCT (mmol/L), mean ± SD (n = 1445) a

134.8 ± 34.3

108.7 ± 17.1

161.5 ± 25.9

< 0.001

1.42 (1.34–1.50)

< 0.001

Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

21.2 ± 3.3

20.5 ± 2.4

22.1 ± 4.0

< 0.001

1.18 (1.14–1.23)

< 0.001

Birth weight (g), mean ± SD

3186.7 ± 485.0

3189.3 ± 456.0

3183.6 ± 516.7

0.82

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

0.82

SGA, n (%)

187 (11.9)

114 (13.6)

73 (10.0)

0.032

0.71 (0.52–0.97)

0.032

AGA, n (%)

1319 (84.2)

698 (83.1)

621 (85.4)

0.21

1.19 (0.91–1.57)

0.21

LGA, n (%)

61 (3.9)

28 (3.3)

33 (4.5)

0.22

1.38 (0.83–2.31)

0.22

Macrosomia, n (%)

59 (3.8)

29 (3.5)

30 (4.1)

0.48

1.20 (0.72–2.03)

0.48

Progesterone therapy

3 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.4)

0.10

4.46 (0.68-Infinity)

0.20

Insulin therapy

37 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

37 (5.1)

< 0.001

64.23 (14.36-Infinity)

< 0.001

  1. SGA small for gestational age: <10th percentile, AGA appropriate for gestational age: 10th–90th percentile, LGA large for gestational age: >90th percentile, Macrosomia Estimated fetal weight ≥ 4 kg [25]
  2. aMissing data are excluded from statistical analyses
  3. bChi-square test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables
  4. cUnivariate logistic regression