Table 1 Anthropometric and clinical characteristics of participants.

From: The correlation between plasma total homocysteine level and gestational diabetes mellitus in a Chinese Han population

 

GDM(N = 350)

NGT(N = 346)

P value

Age (years)

30.20 ± 1.15

27.54 ± 1.15

 < 0.001

Gestational weeks

26.18 ± 1.07

26.38 ± 1.08

0.206

Pre-pregnancy

BMI (kg/m2)

20.89 ± 1.15

19.95 ± 1.12

 < 0.001

Enrolled BMI (kg/m2)

24.25 ± 1.13

23.43 ± 1.12

 < 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

4.68 ± 1.12

4.27 ± 1.07

 < 0.001

OGTT-1 h (mmol/L)

10.00 ± 1.17

7.24 ± 1.26

 < 0.001

OGTT-2 h (mmol/L)

8.91 ± 1.23

6.46 ± 1.17

 < 0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

112.20 ± 1.12

109.65 ± 1.10

 < 0.001

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

64.57 ± 1.12

63.10 ± 1.12

0.001

FPI (mU/L)

7.94 ± 1.48

6.76 ± 1.45

 < 0.001

HOMA-IR

1.62 ± 1.58

1.29 ± 1.48

 < 0.001

HOMA-f

163.11 ± 1.71

165.42 ± 1.69

0.780

Plasma tHcy (μmol/L)

6.61 ± 1.32

6.17 ± 1.29

0.001

Family history of T2DM

Yes

83 (23.71%)

35 (10.12%)

 < 0.001

No

267 (76.29%)

311 (89.88%)

 
  1. GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; NGT, normal glucose tolerance; BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; BP, blood pressure; FPI, fasting plasma insulin; HOMA‐IR, the homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; HOMA‐f, the homeostasis model assessment for β‐cell function; tHcy, total homocysteine; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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