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Table 4 Predictors of maternal and foetal outcomes in the study group – analysis of multiple linear regression models

From: What is the “cost” of reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus - risk factors for perinatal complications in a retrospective cohort of pregnant women with GDM

The outcome

Variables in the model

Unstandardized coefficients B (95%CI)

Standardized coefficients (95%CI)

P

R2 for the model

Gestational weight gain [kg]

75 g OGTT 2 hrs [mg/dL]

−0.04 (− 0.060; − 0.016)

−0.20 (− 0.3; − 0.08)

0.001

0.183

Pre-pregnancy BMI [kg/m2]

−0.23 (− 0.35; − 0.12)

−0.17 (− 0.26; − 0.09)

< 0.001

GDM yes/no

−2.43 (−3.88; − 0.98)

−0.21 (− 0.34; − 0.08)

0.001

Female neonate yes/no

−1.23 (−2.18; − 0.28)

−0.10 (− 0.18; − 0.02)

0.011

75 g OGTT fasting [mg/dL]

0.07 (0.02; 0.12)

0.14 (0.04; 0.24)

0.005

Multiparity yes/no

−1.15 (−2.11; −0.19)

−0.1 (− 0.18; − 0.02)

0.015

Birth weight – for the whole cohort

Maternal abdominal circumference [cm]

12.1 (6.9; 17.3)

0.22 (0.13; 0.35)

< 0.001

0.217

Maternal height [cm]

17.4 (10.6; 24.1)

0.23 (0.14; 0.32)

< 0.001

Female neonate yes/no

− 137.8 (− 215.1; −60.5)

−0.6 (−0.94; − 0.26)

0.001

Gestational weight gain [kg]

10.4 (3.4; 17.4)

0.136 (0.04; 0.23)

0.004

75 g OGTT fasting [mg/dL]

4.8 (1.1; 8.6)

0.12 (0.63; 4.9)

0.011

Birth weight – for a subgroup with a history of at least one delivery

Birth weight of the largest child from previous pregnancy/ pregnancies [g]

0.26 (0.17; 0.35)

0.35 (0.23; 0.47)

< 0.001

0.358

Gestational weight gain [kg]

13.9 (3.9; 24.0)

0.17 (0.05; 0.32)

0.007

Female neonate yes/no

−202.9 (− 318.0; −87.8)

−0.21 (−0.33; −0.09)

0.001

Maternal abdominal circumference [kg]

11.6 (4.0; 19.2)

0.198 (0.07; 0.33)

0.003

Maternal height [cm]

10.4 (0.4; 20.4)

0.128 (0.05; 0.25)

0.041

Ponderal Index [g/cm3]

Birth weight [g]

0.001 (0.001; 0.002)

0.20 (0.20; 0.40)

< 0.001

0.039

  1. CI Confidence interval, OGTT Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, BMI Body Mass Index, GDM Gestational Diabetes Mellitus