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Table 3 Selected characteristics in association with the risk for GDM recurrence (N = 142)

From: Frequency and risk factors for recurrent gestational diabetes mellitus in primiparous women: a case control study

Variables

Adjusted OR a

(95% CI)

p value

First-trimester fasting plasma glucose in the first pregnancy

0.24 (0.10–0.63)

0.004*

First-trimester triglyceride in the first pregnancy

1.77 (0.96–3.27)

0.069

1 h glucose in the first pregnancy (75-g OGTT)

1.43 (1.09–1.87)

0.010*

First-trimester HbA1c in subsequent pregnancy

3.59 (0.93–13.88)

0.063

First-trimester triglyceride in subsequent pregnancy

1.89 (1.13–3.16)

0.016*

First-trimester HDL-C in subsequent pregnancy

0.52 (0.19–1.44)

0.208

  1. a Adjusted for maternal age and prepregnancy BMI in subsequent pregnancy, educational attainment, family history of first-degree diabetes, and insulin treatment
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin