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Table 2 Clinical variables of GDM and normoglycaemic women at postpartum approximately 8 months after delivery

From: Gestational diabetes is associated with change in the gut microbiota composition in third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum

 

Previous GDM (n = 43)

Previous normoglycaemic (n = 82)

P

Descriptive measurements

 Systolic BP (mmHg)

120 (11.2)

116 (8.7)

0.04

 Diastolic BP (mmHg)

79 (8.2)

75 (8.0)

0.03

 BMI (kg/m2)

30.0 (5.9)

29.2 (5.0)

0.4

 Weight (kg)

85.3 (16.9)

84.6 (15.4)

0.8

 Fat (%)

41.3 (6.6)

40.2 (6.4)

0.3

Biochemistry

 Glucose at time 0 min (mmol/L)

5.4 (0.4) (n = 41)

5.1 (0.3) (n = 73)

3.7 × 10−5

 Glucose at time 30 min (mmol/L)

7.7 (1.1)

7.0 (1.0)

0.001

 Glucose at time 60 min (mmol/L)

7.7 (1.9)

6.6 (1.4)

0.004

 Glucose at time 120 min (mmol/L)

6.5 (1.2)

6.0 (1.0)

0.025

 Insulin at time 0 min (pmol/L)

63.7 (1.7)

54.1 (2.1)

0.1

 Insulin at time 30 min (pmol/L)

376.8 (1.7)

307.1 (1.8)

0.05

 Insulin at time 60 min (pmol/L)

433.9 (1.9)

303.8 (1.9)

0.004

 Insulin at time 120 min (pmol/L)

298.0 (1.8)

235.9 (2.0)

0.05

 HOMA2-IR

1.4 (0.7)

1.3 (0.9)

0.4

 Matsuda Index

5.8 (1.6)

7.6 (1.8)

0.01

 Disposition Index

6.6 (2.1)

8.9 (2.0)

0.05

 Insulinogenic index

1.15 (1.9)

1.17 (1.9)

0.9

  1. Data presented as mean (SD) and range. For continuous variables, P was calculated by two-tailed t test, and for categorical variables, P was calculated by chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. Two women from the GDM group only had fasting blood samples taken at the follow-up visit. Eleven samples of fasting glucose were coagulated and rejected by the department investigating glucose
  2. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, GA gestational age, HOMA-IR homeostatic model of insulin resistance