Table 1 Baseline data of subjects.

From: Serum ferritin levels and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A cohort study

Variables

Control (n = 12434)

GDM (n = 3599)

P Value

Age, year (median, IQR)

30 (5)

32 (6)

< 0.0001

21–29 (%)

4933 (39.7)

931 (25.8)

 

30–34 (%)

5705 (45.9)

1711 (47.4)

 

> 35 (%)

1793 (14.4)

959 (26.6)

 

Gravida (median, IQR)

1 (1)

2 (1)

< 0.0001

Parity (median, IQR)

0 (0)

0 (0)

< 0.0001

GWG (median, IQR)

13 (4.5)

11 (4.8)

< 0.0001

BMI pre-pregnancy (median, IQR)

20.28 (3.1)

21.48 (3.72)

< 0.0001

History of GDM (frequency, ratio)

31 (0.2%)

54 (1.5%)

< 0.0001

Family history of diabetes (frequency, ratio)

570 (4.6%)

345 (9.6%)

< 0.0001

ART (frequency, ratio)

1195 (9.6%)

511 (14.2%)

< 0.0001

Multiple pregnancy (frequency, ratio)

412 (3.3%)

175 (4.9%)

< 0.0001

Progesterone exposure (frequency, ratio)

1975 (15.9%)

708 (19.7%)

< 0.0001

  1. GWG gestational weight gain, BMI body mass index, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, ART artificial reproductive technology.