From: Prevalence of gestational diabetes according to commonly used data sources: an observational study
Maternal characteristic | Growing up in New Zealand (n = 6818) | National Minimum Dataseta (n = 42,066) |
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n (%) | n (%) | |
Age group (years) | ||
< 20 | 329 (4.8%) | 2437 (5.8%) |
20–24 | 998 (14.6%) | 7715 (18.3%) |
25–29 | 1666 (24.4%) | 10,515 (25.0%) |
30–34 | 2121 (31.1%) | 11,520 (27.4%) |
35–39 | 1419 (20.8%) | 7750 (18.4%) |
40 and over | 285 (4.2%) | 2129 (5.1%) |
Self-prioritised ethnicity | ||
European | 3608 (53.0%) | 15,054 (35.8%) |
Māori | 950 (14.0%) | 10,182 (24.2%) |
Pacific | 1001 (14.7%) | 9355 (22.2%) |
Asian | 1003 (14.7%) | 6498 (15.4%) |
Other | 241 (3.5%) | 965 (2.3%) |
Socioeconomic deprivation decile | ||
1 to 2 (least deprived) | 1099 (16.1%) | |
3 to 4 | 1235 (18.1%) | |
5 to 6 | 1168 (17.1%) | |
7 to 8 | 1426 (20.9%) | |
9 to 10 (most deprived) | 1888 (27.7%) | |
Highest level of education | ||
No secondary school | 491 (7.2%) | |
Secondary school / NCEA 1–4 | 1627 (23.9%) | |
Diploma/Trade certificate / NCEA 5–6 | 2082 (30.5%) | |
Bachelor’s degree | 1539 (22.6%) | |
Higher degree | 1064 (15.6%) | |
DHB of domicile | ||
ADHB | 2423 (35.5%) | 13,566 (32.2%) |
CMDHB | 2526 (37.0%) | 17,335 (41.2%) |
WDHB | 1869 (27.4%) | 11,165 (26.5%) |
Parity | ||
First child | 2852 (41.8%) | |
Pregnancy planning | ||
Planned | 4091 (60.2%) | |
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | ||
< 18.5 | 256 (4.7%) | |
18.5–24.9 | 3261 (54.6%) | |
25–29.9 | 1349 (22.6%) | |
30 and over | 1105 (18.5%) |