Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression showing the factors associated with returning for GDM test

Maternal age

20–24

< 19

1.73

0.71–4.19

0.78

0.224

25–29

2.10

1.16–3.79

0.63

0.014

30–34

1.96

0.99–3.89

0.68

0.054

≥35

3.56

1.49–8.47

1.57

0.004

Level of care

Secondary

Tertiary

0.46

0.22–0.96

0.17

0.033

Primary

1.33

0.66–3.16

0.51

0.452

Mobile phone

Own phone

In household

0.64

0.23–1.76

0.33

0.390

No phone

0.65

0.18–2.25

0.41

0.502

Place of residence

Urban

Rural

0.53

0.34–0.85

0.12

0.007

Ethnicity

Indigenes

Non-indigenes

1.41

0.84–2.36

0.37

0.189

Education

Tertiary

Primary

2.40

0.78–7.40

1.37

0.125

Junior high

3.21

1.19–8.69

1.63

0.021

Senior high

2.19

0.84–5.71

1.07

0.109

Occupation

Informal

Unemployed

0.83

0.45–1.53

0.25

0.561

Salaried job

1.46

0.56–3.77

0.71

0.430

Partner’s occupation

Informal

Unemployed

1.13

0.42–3.01

0.56

0.805

Salaried job

2.02

1.16–3.51

0.57

0.013

Gestational age

13–20 weeks

< 13 weeks

1.73

1.10–2.72

0.39

0.017

Parity

Nullipara

1–2

1.16

0.36–3.68

0.68

0.796

3–4

2.34

0.60–9.18

1.63

0.220

5+

0.42

0.061–2.90

0.415

0.382

Children’s sex

Both sexes

Males only

2.64

1.25–5.58

1.00

0.011

Females only

4.37

1.98–9.66

1.76

< 0.0001

Birth complications

No

Yes

2.75

0.64–11.68

2.03

0.169

Previous surgery

No

Yes

3.51

0.88–13.91

2.46

0.073

Urine glucose

Negative

Trace +

0.54

0.20–1.47

0.27

0.232

Urine protein

Negative

Trace +

1.59

0.95–2.66

0.41

0.077

Diabetes

No

Yes

0.47

0.037–5.99

0.61

0.564

Hypertension

No

Yes

2.07

0.56–7.71

1.39

0.275

Body mass index

Normal

Underweight

0.67

0.35–1.31

0.23

0.247

Overweight

0.45

0.25–0.78

0.12

0.005

Obese

0.53

0.25–1.12

0.20

0.099