Research Article
The Effect of Prior Gestational Diabetes on the Shape of the Glucose Response Curve during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test 3 Years after Delivery
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study participants by prior glucose tolerance.
| | Participants () | GDM (87) | Control (37) | |
| | Age at follow-up (year) | | | 0.03 | | Follow-up (year) | | | 0.84 | | Weight (kg) | | | 0.52 | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | 0.19 | | Waist circumference (cm) | | | 0.12 | | Waist-to-hip ratio | | | 0.08 | | Smoking, (%) | 19 (21.8) | 8 (21.6) | 0.98 | | Number of previous pregnancies, (%) | | | | | None | 32 (37.2) | 13 (36.1) | 0.141 | | One | 22 (25.6) | 15 (41.7) | | | More than one | 32 (37.2) | 8 (22.2) | | | Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | | | 0.017 | | 120 min glucose (mmol/l) | | | <0.0001 | | Glucose intolerance, (%) | 23 (26.4) | 1 (2.7) | 0.001 | | A1C (%) | | | 0.02 | | AUCglu (mmol/l·min) | [906.8] | [691.5] | <0.0001 | | Fasting insulin (μU/ml) | [9.5] | [8.1] | 0.20 | | HOMA2-S | [78.7] | [95.5] | 0.08 | | HOMA2-B | [96.9] | [90.45] | 0.61 | | HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | | | 0.57 | | LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | | | 0.53 | | Triglycerides (mmol/l) | [1.0] | [0.9] | 0.37 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | 0.005 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | 0.00 | | Hypertension, (%) | 19 (21.8) | 2 (5.4) | 0.03 | | C-reactive protein (mg/l) | [1.1] | [0.95] | 0.25 |
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