Research Article

Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

Anthropometric and biochemical indices among the cases and control groups.

VariablesGroups, value
Case ()Control ()

Age, y0.004
Weight, kg0.943
BMI, kg/m20.994
Waist circumference, cm0.215
Physical activity, MET/h0.749
SBP, mmHg0.464
DBP, mmHg0.130
FG, mg/dl<0.0001
HbA1C (%)<0.0001
TC, mg/dl0.083
TG, mg/dl<0.0001
LDL-C, mg/dl0.516
HDL-C, mg/dl0.059
ALT, IU/L0.112
AST, IU/L0.977
SES score0.027
Multivitamin intake; (%)39 (19.5)50 (19.2)0.895

Case: women with gestational diabetes mellitus. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FG: fasting glucose; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1C; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; SES: socioeconomic status.