Table 2

Comparison between characteristics and risk factors in GDM and non-GDM patients


GDM
N = 247
Non-GDM
N= 856
P value

High risk [N, (%)]
98 (39.8)
133 (15)
< 0.001
Average risk [N, (%)]
143 (57.8)
658 (76.8)
< 0.001
Low risk [N, (%)]
5 (2.0)
66 (7.7)
< 0.01
Age (mean ± SE)
32.8 ± 0.2
30.5 ± 0.1
< 0.001
Age < 25 [N, (%)]
7 (2.8)
110 (12.8)
< 0.001
Age 25–34 [N, (%)]
145 (58.7)
554 (64.7)
NS
Age ≥ 35 [N, (%)]
95 (38.4)
193 (22.5)
< 0.01
BMI (media ± SE)
23.7 ± 0.2
22.1 ± 0.1
< 0.01
Obesity [N, (%)]
28 (11.3)
26 (3.0)
< 0.001
Overweight [N, (%)]
46 (18.6)
114 (13,3)
< 0.05
Type 2 diabetes in 1st-degree relative(s) [N, (%)]
65 (26.4)
92 (10.7)
< 0.001
Type 2 diabetes in 2nd-degree relative(s) [N, (%)]
46 (18.6)
158 (18.4)
NS
Prior GDM [N, (%)]
27 (10.9)
24 (2.8)
< 0.001
Prior poor obstetrical outcomes [N, (%)]
91 (10.6)
43 (17.5)
< 0.001

P = NS, Not Significant.

Murgia et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2008 6:26   doi:10.1186/1477-7827-6-26