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Table 2 Maternal outcomes in 404 women with twin pregnancies by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) status in Al Ain, UAE

From: Burden, associated risk factors and adverse outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus in twin pregnancies in Al Ain, UAE

 

GDM

(n = 109, 27.0%)

Non- GDM

(n = 295, 73.0%)

p-value

Mode of delivery

  

0.189

CS (either one or both babies)

83 (76.2%)

205 (69.5%)

 

Non-CS delivery

26 (23.8%)

90 (30.5%)

 

Premature delivery

  

0.290

Yes

67 (61.5%)

164 (55.6%)

 

No

42 (38.5%)

131 (44.4%)

 

Hypertensive disorders

  

0.701

Yes

7 (6.4%)

16 (5.4%)

 

No

102 (93.6%)

279 (94.6%)

 

PROM

  

0.057

Yes

12 (11.0%)

56 (19.0%)

 

No

97 (89.0%)

239 (81.0%)

 

Polyhydramnios

  

0.175

Yes

1 (0.9%)

10 (3.4%)

 

No

108 (99.1%)

285 (96.6%)

 

Cholestasis

  

0.065

Yes

0 (0%)

9 (3.0%)

 

No

109 (100.0%)

286 (97.0%)

 

Hospitalized days

1.4 ± 1.3

0.9 ± 0.9

0.002

Gestational age at birth

34.8 ± 2.9

34.9 ± 3.4

0.848