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Table 2 Prevalence, unadjusted (OR) and odds ratios (AOR) for neonatal macrosomia among Fijian women with GDM, 2013–2014

From: Factors associated with macrosomia, hypoglycaemia and low Apgar score among Fijian women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Variables

Prevalence of macrosomia (%)

OR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

Maternal sociodemographic characteristic

 Age (years)

  18–25

17.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

  26–35

25.0

1.58

0.68, 3.68

1.27

0.44, 3.72

  ≥ 36+

22.5

1.38

0.50, 3.80

0.70

0.17, 2.89

 Race/ethnicity

  Others§

31.8

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Itaukei Fijians

31.0

0.96

 

0.95

0.29, 3.12

  FIDs

12.2

0.30

0.10,0.80*

0.50

0.12, 2.02

 Educational level

  Non-tertiary (primary/secondary)

24.2

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Tertiary (university/polytechnic)

21.5

0.86

0.46, 1.59

0.64

0.29, 1.42

 Marital status

  Not married

40.0

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Married

20.9

0.40

0.16, 0.88*

0.29

0.11, 0.77*

 Gravidity (number of pregnancies)

  Primigravid (first pregnancy)

11.8

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Multiparous (2/more children)

23.7

2.33

0.78, 7.00

1.17

0.30, 4.63

  Grand multiparous (≥5 children)

29.6

3.15

0.92, 10.74

0.85

0.15, 4.69

Maternal risk factors (Yes/No)

 Family history of diabetes

  No

28.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Yes

17.8

0.55

0.31, 1.00

0.69

0.31, 1.54

 Previous history of GDM

  No

23.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Yes

18.2

0.73

0.15, 3.47

3.68

0.58, 23.40

 Previous baby > 4 kg

  No

15.5

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Yes

50.9

5.65

2.94, 10.86*

6.08

2.46, 15.01*

 Previous stillbirth

  No

23.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Yes

18.2

0.73

0.15, 3.47

0.51

0.07, 3.70

 Previous neonatal death

  No

22.9

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Yes

30.0

1.45

0.36, 5.78

2.92

0.46, 18.72

 Maternal BMI (kg/m2)

  Underweight / normal)

17.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Overweight

15.0

0.85

0.25, 2.93

0.93

0.21, 4.12

  Obese (classes 1–3, ≥30.0)

26.3

1.72

0.67, 4.43

1.11

0.33, 3.71

Antenatal factors

 Booking age of gestation (weeks)

  1st trimester (0–13)

12.7

1.00

 

1.00

 

  2nd trimester (14–27)

26.9

2.53

1.18, 5.45*

1.59

0.60, 4.25

  3rd trimester (≥28)

31.0

3.09

1.22, 7.85*

0.67

0.18, 2.57

 Gestational age at GDM diagnosis (weeks)

  1st trimester (0–13)

3.9

1.00

 

1.00

 

  2nd trimester (14–27)

21.6

6.90

0.89, 53.53

3.44

0.34, 34.81

  3rd trimester (≥27)

28.8

10.12

1.32, 77.67*

4.30

0.41, 45.30

 Gestational age at delivery (weeks)

   < 37

9.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

  37–41

26.1

3.53

1.21, 10.31*

2.72

0.75, 9.86

Maternal post-pregnancy factors

 Delivery intervention

  Induced labour

   No

23.3

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

23.1

0.99

0.18, 0.50

1.37

0.13, 14.30

  Caesarean section

   No

24.3

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

20.5

0.80

0.42, 1.54

1.16

0.55, 3.49

  Preeclampsia

   No

23.2

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

22.9

0.98

0.47, 2.08

1.13

0.43, 3.02

  1. *Confidence Interval (CI) that does not include 1.00, significant
  2. BMI body mass index, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, FIDs Fijians of Indian Descent
  3. §others means part-Europeans, Chinese, and other Pacific Islanders