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Table 1 Comparison of women with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

From: Exclusive breastfeeding among women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

Type 1

Type 2

p

Mother-Infant dyads no.

185

212

 

 Pregestational DM without comorbidities no. (%)

114 (62)

144 (68)

NS

 Chronic hypertension no. (%)

18 (10)

38 (18)

NS

 Preeclampsia superimposed on CHTN no. (%)

15 (8)

16 (8)

NS

 Preeclampsia no. (%)

38 (21)

14 (7)

0.0001

Mother’s age (y) median (IQR)

30 (26,34)

33 (29,36)

<  0.0001

Race

 African American no. (%)

40 (22)

52 (25)

NS

 White no. (%)

133 (72)

73 (34)

0.0001

 Hispanic no. (%)

7 (4)

55 (26)

0.0001

 Other no. (%)

5 (3)

32 (15)

0.0001

Smoking during pregnancy no. (%)

10 (5)

16 (8)

NS

 Former smokers no. (%)

22 (12)

34 (16)

NS

BMI kg/m2 median (IQR)

32 (28,37)

36 (31,42.5)

<  0.0001

 Normal/overweight-BMI kg/m2 ≤ 29 no. (%)

64 (35)

28 (13)

0.0001

 Obese-BMI kg/m2 30–39 no. (%)

87 (47)

100 (47)

NS

 Morbidly/extremely obese-BMI ≥ 40 no. (%)

34 (18)

84 (40)

0.0001

Multiparous no. (%)

98 (53)

159 (75)

0.0001

Mode of Delivery

 Vaginal no. (%)

67 (36)

85 (40)

NS

 Primary cesarean no. (%)

68 (37)

56 (26)

0.03

 Repeat cesarean no. (%)

50 (27)

71 (34)

NS

Mother length of stay (d) median (IQR)

4 (3,5)

4 (3,4)

0.002