Table 3 Pregnancy and delivery characteristics and obstetrical outcomes.

From: A prospective cohort study of postpartum glucose metabolic disorders in early versus standard diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus

Pregnancy and delivery characteristics

Group 1 (n = 353)

Group 2 (n = 146)

p

Term (WG)

Total population (n = 499)

39.09 ± 1.92

39.42 ± 1.4

0.14

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

39.14 ± 2.08

39.48 ± 1.33

0.35

Analysed patients (n = 273)

39.05 ± 1.78

39.37 ± 1.47

0.26

Insulin therapy

Total population (n = 499)

169 (49.1%)

49 (34.8%)

0.005

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

63 (41.4%)

24 (37.5%)

0.65

Analysed patients (n = 273)

106 (52.2%)*

25 (32.5%)

 < 0.001

Preeclampsia

Total population (n = 499)

9 (2.6%)

1 (0.7%)

0.29

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

4 (2.7%)

0

0.32

Analysed patients (n = 273)

5 (2.6%)

1 (1.3%)

0.68

Thrombocytopenia

Total population (n = 499)

10 (2.9%)

4 (2.8%)

1

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

4 (2.7%)

0

0.32

Analysed patients (n = 273)

6 (3.2%)

4 (5.2%)

 0.48

Gestational hypertension

Total population (n = 499)

11 (3.2%)

2 (1.4%)

0.36

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

5 (3.4%)

1 (1.6%)

0.67

Analysed patients (n = 273)

6 (3.2%)

1 (1.3%)

0.68

Preterm labour

Total population (n = 499)

10 (2.9%)

10 (7.1%)

0.045

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

5 (3.3%)

3 (4.7%)

0.70

Analysed patients (n = 273)

5 (2.6%)

7 (9.1%)

0.043

Urinary tract infection

Total population (n = 499)

11 (3.2%)

6 (4.3%)

0.59

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

5 (3.3%)

4 (6.3%)

0.46

Analysed patients (n = 273)

6 (3.2%)

2 (2.6%)

1

Weight gain during pregnancy (kg)

Total population (n = 499)

7.56 ± 6.33

9.82 ± 5.52

 < 0.001

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

8.48 ± 6.38

10.78 ± 5.09

0.003

Analysed patients (n = 273)

6.82 ± 6.22*

9.03 ± 5.77*

0.006

Labour induction

Total population (n = 499)

127 (36.8%)

43 (29.9%)

0.15

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

54 (35.3%)

23 (35.9%)

1

Analysed patients (n = 273)

73 (38.0%)

20 (25%)

0.049

Failed labour induction

Total population (n = 499)

23 (18.5%)

5 (11.9%)

0.47

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

16 (29.6%)

3 (13.6%)

0.24

Analysed patients (n = 273)

7 (10%)*

2 (10%)

1

Dystocia

Total population (n = 499)

31 (9.5%)

16 (11.6%)

0.50

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

15 (10.6%)

7 (11.1%)

1

Analysed patients (n = 273)

16 (8.6%)

9 (12%)

0.49

Caesarean

Total population (n = 499)

109 (31.6%)

23 (16%)

 < 0.001

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

56 (36.6%)

9 (14.1%)

0.001

Analysed patients (n = 273)

53 (27.6%)

14 (17.5%)

0.09

Planned caesarean

Total population (n = 499)

46 (42.2%)

10 (43.5%)

1

Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

22 (39.3%)

6 (66.7%)

0.16

Analysed patients (n = 273)

24 (45.3%)

4 (28.6%)

0.36

Obstetrical outcomes

Maternal complications

 Total population (n = 499)

63 (18.3%)

21 (14.6%)

0.36

 Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

29 (19.1%)

7 (10.9%)

0.17

 Analysed patients (n = 273)

34 (17.7%)

14 (17.5%)

1

Macrosomia (birth weight ≥ 4000 g)

 Total population (n = 499)

32 (9.4%)

12 (8.3%)

0.85

 Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

18 (11.8%)

6 (9.5%)

0.80

 Analysed patients (n = 273)

14 (7.4%)

6 (7.4%)

1

Foetal complications

 Total population (n = 499)

106 (30.7%)

53 (36.6%)

0.24

 Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

50 (32.7%)

19 (29.7%)

0.75

 Analysed patients (n = 273)

56 (29.2%)

34 (42.0%)

0.048

Birth weight (g)

 Total population (n = 499)

3344.07 ± 555.88

3337.87 ± 454.01

0.41

 Non-analysed patients (n = 226)

3415.41 ± 582.2

3338.02 ± 446.56

0.10

 Analysed patients (n = 273)

3287 ± 528.52

3337.75 ± 462.55

0.72

  1. Statistically significant p values between groups are given in bold.
  2. Data are presented as number (%) or average ± standard deviation. *p < 0.05 for the comparison between Non-analysed and Analysed patients.