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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Umbilical artery cord blood glucose predicted hypoglycemia in gestational diabetes mellitus and other at-risk newborns

 

GDM

group

(N = 538)

Other at − risk

group

(N = 378)

F/t/H

p

Age (years), mean ± SD

29.31 ± 3.93

28.43 ± 3.61

-3.527

0.000

Residence, n (%)

  

3.375

0.337

City

344(64.18)

229(60.58)

  

Country

131(24.44)

94(24.87)

  

Migrant population

24(4.48)

27(7.14)

  

Rural population

37(6.90)

28(7.41)

  

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

    

Pre-pregnancy

22.48 ± 4.26

21.90 ± 3.11

-2.274

0.023

Antepartum

27.37 ± 3.87

27.51 ± 3.56

0.559

0.577

Parity and gravidity, n (%)

  

9.633

0.008

1

379(70.45)

236(62.43)

  

2

138(25.65)

132(34.92)

  

≥ 3

21(3.90)

10(2.65)

  

Gestational age (weeks),

mean ± SD

38.55 ± 2.06

38.96 ± 1.60

-3.283

0.001

Premature delivery, n (%)

  

83.700

0.000

< 34 week

17(3.16)

21(5.56)

  

35 ~ 36+ 6 week

21(3.90)

95(25.13)

  

≥ 37 week

500(92.94)

262(69.31)

  

Neonatal gender, n (%)

  

5.968

0.015

Male

272(50.56)

222(58.73)

  

Female

266(49.44)

156(41.27)

  

Neonatal weight (g), n (%)

  

454.858

0.000

< 2500

21(3.91)

78(20.64)

  

2501 ~ 3999

488(90.88)

82(21.69)

  

≥ 4000

28(5.21)

218(57.67)

  

Apgar score 1 min, n (%)

  

4.756

0.032

≤ 7

10(1.86)

1(0.26)

  

≥ 8

538(98.14)

377(99.74)

  

Apgar score 5 min, n (%)

  

-

1.000

≤ 7

1(0.19)

0(0)

  

≥ 8

537(99.81)

378(100)

  

Length of labor (min),

mean ± SD

389.22 ± 180.48

365.20 ± 166.71

-2.047

0.041

Transferred to NICU,

n (%)

  

3.691

0.055

Yes

30(5.58)

11(2.91)

  

No

508(94.42)

367(97.09)

  

Complications, n (%)

  

1.910

0.591

0

339(63.01)

231(61.27)

  

1

182(33.83)

138(36.60)

  

≥ 2

17(2.96)

8(2.13)

  

pH of cord blood,

mean ± SD

7.23 ± 0.90

7.23 ± 0.83

-0.008

0.994

  1. Two cases are absent of information on residence, Apgar score 1 min was modified by fisher exact test. In addition to GDM, complications included premature rupture of membrane, gestational hypertension, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, oligoamnios, polyhydramnios, ICP, anaemia, and placental abruption. GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus