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Table 8 Comparison of pregnancy outcomes between women with good and poor glycemic control

From: Clinical analysis of 2860 cases of diabetes in pregnancy: a single-center retrospective study

Variable

No. of cases

Good glycemic control

Poor glycemic control

χ2 value

P value

GDM (N = 1446)

PGDM (N = 202)

Total (N = 1648)

GDM (N = 1074)

PGDM (N = 138)

Total (N = 1212)

Premature delivery

677

290 (20.06%)

53 (26.24%)

343 (20.81%)

295 (27.47%)

39 (28.26%)

334 (27.56%)

17.58

< 0.05

Stillbirth

16

5 (0.35%)

0 (0.00%)

5 (0.30%)

9 (0.84%)

2 (1.45%)

11 (0.91%)

4.58

< 0.05

SGA

613

292 (20.19%)

47 (23.27%)

339 (20.57%)

248 (23.09%)

26 (18.84%)

274 (22.61%)

1.72

0.190

LGA

113

36 (2.49%)

7 (3.47%)

43 (2.61%)

59 (5.49%)

11 (7.97%)

70 (5.78%)

18.45

< 0.05

Congenital anomalies

268

126 (8.71%)

15 (7.43%)

141 (8.56%)

113 (10.52%)

14 (10.14%)

127 (10.48%)

3.04

0.081

Neonatal asphyxia

226

108 (7.47%)

18 (8.91%)

126 (7.65%)

89 (8.29%)

11 (7.97%)

100 (8.25%)

0.35

0.553

NICU transfer

431

199 (13.76%)

43 (21.29%)

242 (14.68%)

158 (14.71%)

31 (22.46%)

189 (15.59%)

0.45

0.502

Cesarean section

1538

739 (51.11%)

120 (59.41%)

859 (52.12%)

593 (55.21%)

86 (62.32%)

679 (56.02%)

4.27

< 0.05

Assisted vaginal delivery

23

10 (0.69%)

1 (0.50%)

11 (0.67%)

9 (0.84%)

3 (2.17%)

12 (0.99%)

0.91

0.340

PPH

266

144 (9.96%)

18 (8.91%)

162 (9.83%)

92 (8.57%)

12 (8.70%)

104 (8.58%)

1.29

0.256

Puerperal infection

173

83 (5.74%)

18 (8.91%)

101 (6.13%)

61 (5.68%)

11 (7.97%)

72 (5.94%)

0.04

0.835

Maternal ICU transfer

27

12 (0.83%)

3 (1.49%)

15 (0.91%)

9 (0.84%)

3 (2.17%)

12 (0.99%)

0.05

0.827

Neonatal hypoglycemia

51

15 (1.04%)

3 (1.49%)

18 (1.09%)

26 (2.42%)

7 (5.07%)

33 (2.72%)

10.60

< 0.05

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

31

14 (0.97%)

2 (0.99%)

16 (0.97%)

15 (1.40%)

0 (0.00%)

15 (1.24%)

0.46

0.496

Variable

Good glycemic control (N = 1648)

Poor glycemic control (N = 1212)

t value

P value

GDM (N = 1446)

PGDM (N = 202)

Mean (N = 1648)

GDM (N = 1446)

PGDM (N = 202)

Mean (N = 1648)

Gestational age at delivery (wks)

37.42 ± 3.05

36.80 ± 3.49

37.34 ± 3.11

37.08 ± 3.29

36.72 ± 3.36

37.04 ± 3.29

8.89

< 0.05

Volume of PPH (mL)

463.68 ± 331.38

472.55 ± 336.79

464.76 ± 331.95

465.86 ± 281.84

470.95 ± 257.14

466.44 ± 279.03

2.11

0.887

  1. GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus, PGDM Pregestational diabetes mellitus, SGA small for gestational age, LGA Large for gestational age, NICU Neonatal intensive care unit, PPH Postpartum hemorrhage, ICU Intensive care unit
  2. Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation