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Table 3 Maternal pregnancy and neonatal outcomes

From: Lifestyle intervention in early pregnancy can prevent gestational diabetes in high-risk pregnant women in the UAE: a randomized controlled trial

 

Lifestyle Intervention group (n = 30)

Usual Care group

(n = 33)

P value

Maternal pregnancy outcomes

 GDM (n)

10

19

0.05

 Gestational weight gain (kg)

11.6 ± 5.11

13.2 ± 6.9

0.45

 Exceeding IOM recommended weight gain n(%)

2 (6.6)

7 (21.2)

0.05

 Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

5.04 ± 0.46

5.03 ± 0.63

0.93

 Blood Glucose 1 hour

7.97 ± 1.76

8.85 ± 1.88

0.15

 Blood Glucose 2 hour

7.15 ± 1.71

7.22 ± 1.72

0.89

 Caesarean section, n (%)

11/28 (39)

13/23(47)

0.22

Neonatal outcomes

 Birth weight (g), mean (SD)

3193 ± 268

3185 ± 369

0.94

 Birth weight > 4500 g, n (%)

0

0

 Gestational Age at delivery (weeks)

38.4 ± 1.8

38.1 ± 3.4

0.69

  1. Notes: Values are mean ± SDs or percentages. P-value derived from student t-test for continuous and chi square test for binomial data
  2. Abbreviations: GWG Gestational weight gain, IOM Institute of Medicine