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Table 3 Selected pregnancy outcomes

From: Simple method for identification of women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Arusha urban, Tanzania

Variables assessed

Frequency

Percent

Mean (SD)

Gestational age at delivery (n = 392)

  ≥ 37 weeks

386

98.5

 

  < 37 weeks

6

1.5

38(SD ± 1.7)

Birth modality (n = 392)

 Caesarean section

29

7.4

 

 Normal delivery

363

92.6

 

Miscarriages/abortions (n = 392)

 Yes

0

0.0

 

 No

392

100.0

 

Stillbirth (n = 392)

 Yes

2

0.5

 

 No

390

99.5

 

Neonatal death (n = 390)

 Yes

5

1.3

 

 No

385

98.7

 

Childs weight at birth (n = 385)

  < 2.5 kg (Low weight)

16

4.1

 

 2.5–3.9 kg (Normal weight)

337

87.7

3.3 (SD ± 0.5)

  ≥ 4 kg (macrosomic)

32

8.2

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