Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Women Attending Antenatal Care in Hadiya Zone Public Hospitals, Southern Nation Nationality People Region

Table 3

Obstetric and clinical characteristics of the study participants attending antenatal care at Public Hospitals in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia: August 2019-December 2020 ().

Variables	Categories	n (%)
Family history of DM	Yes; No	167 (39.8); 253 (60.2)
Previous history of GDM	Yes; No	100 (23.8); 320 (76.2)
Family history of type II DM	Yes; No	167 (39.8); 253 (60.2)
Parity	Nulliparous; Para one; Multipara; Grand multipara (>5)	0 (0); 140 (33.3); 180 (42.8); 100 (23.8)
Gravidity	One; Two; Three; Four; Five or more	41 (9.8); 99 (23.6); 41 (9.8); 113 (26.9); 126 (30)
MUAC	cm; cm	188 (44.8); 232 (55.2)
Blood pressure	Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	Yes 204 (48.6)
		No 216 (51.4)
	Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	Yes 204 (48.6)
		No 216 (51.4)
Blood glucose level, 2 h blood glucose (OGTT) (mg/dl	≥140-199 mg/dl	110 (26.2)
	<140 mg/dl	310 (73.8)
Hemoglobin	Normal ( g/dl); Anemia ( g/dl)	309 (73.6); 111 (26.4)
Previous cesarean section	Yes; No	94 (22.4); 326 (77.6)
Previous abortion	Yes; No	238 (56.6); 182 (43.3)
History of having a macrocosmic baby	Yes; No	53 (12.6); 367 (87.4)
Preterm labor	Yes; No	167 (39.7); 253 (60.3)
Previous stillbirth	Yes; No	120 (28.6); 300 (71.4)
Birth weight of the previous child	Less than 2.5 kg (underweight)	73 (17.4)
	2.5-3.9 kg (normal)	294 (70)
	4 kg or more(overweight)	53 (12.6)
Gestational age in weeks	2^nd trimester (24-28 wks.); 3^rd trimester (24-28 wks.)	302 (71.9); 118 (28.1)