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Table 2 Participant Demographic Characteristics

From: A new continuous glucose monitor for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: a pilot study

 

NGT ( n  = 74)

n (%)

GDM ( n  = 13)

n (%)

p -value

High Risk Backgrounda

18 (24%)

5 (38%)

0.23

Family History of DM

17 (23%)

7 (54%)

0.03

Previous macrosomia

1 (3%)

1 (8%)

0.39

Previous GDM

3 (4%)

1 (8%)

0.48

Primiparity

40 (54%)

9 (75%)

0.15

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Age

32.4 ( ±) 4.8

32.1 ( ±) 2.9

0.82

BMI

22.9 ( ±) 4.8

23.0 ( ±) 5.0

0.98

OGTT time 0 (mmol/L)

4.3 ( ±) 0.3

4.6 ( ±) 0.6

0.01

OGTT 1 h (mmol/L)

6. 9 ( ±) 1.4

9.2 ( ±) 1.2

 < 0.001

OGTT 2 h (mmol/L)

5. 7 ( ±) 1.2

8.1 ( ±) 1.7

 < 0.001

  1. GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus, NGT normal glucose tolerance, DM Diabetes Mellitus, SD Standard deviation, IR interquartile range, BMI Body Mass Index
  2. aHigh risk background = Southeast Asian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Hispanic, South American, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander