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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Comparison of oral glucose tolerance test and ambulatory glycaemic profiles in pregnant women in Uganda with gestational diabetes using the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system

 

Mean ± SD

n = 28

GDM (n = 20)

Controls (n = 8)

Age (years)

29.8 ± 6.7

26.5 ± 4.7

Parity

2.0 ± 1.1

1.3 ± 1.0

Gestation (weeks+days)

26+ 2 ± 1+ 3

26+ 3 ± 1+ 1

Mid-gestational BMI (kg/m2)a

31.5 ± 6.7

31.1 ± 5.2

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

12.4 ± 1.1

12.3 ± 0.9

HbA1c (%)

5.1 ± 0.5

4.9 ± 0.6

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

32.2 ± 5.9

30.0 ± 6.1

Public:private hospital

8:12

3:5

  1. aBMI (Body Mass Index) at recruitment at 24–28 weeks gestation; HbA1c glycosylated haemoglobin
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