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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population at 5 year follow-up

From: Leptin and adiponectin as predictors of cardiovascular risk after gestational diabetes mellitus

 

Non-GDM

GDM

N =

241

31

Follow-up time

4.8 (4.4, 5.4)

5.0 (4.5, 5.4)

Age (years)

37.5 ± 3.8

38.6 ± 3.8

Height (cm)

169 ± 6

168 ± 5

BMI (kg/m2)

22.8 (20.9, 25.2)

24.1 (21.7, 28.1)*

Primipara n (%)

217 (90.0)

25 (80.6)

Family history heart disease n

137 (57.3)

22 (75.9)

Family history diabetes n (%)

74 (30.7)

13 (41.9)

Currently smoking n (%)

38 (20.4)

9 (39.1)*

Previous smoker n (%)

55 (27.1)

8 (36.4)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

110 (100, 120)

110 (100, 130)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

70 (60, 74)

70 (65, 80)

Insulin sensitivity

275 (196, 377)

210 (126, 304)**

Insulin resistance

0.67 (0.44, 0.97)

0.96 (0.48, 1.33)*

Β-cell function

1049 (816, 1373)

712 (559, 1247)**

TG/HDL-C ratio

0.46 (0.36, 0.63)

0.65 (0.45, 1.03)**

LDL/HDL-C ratio

1.65 (1.25, 2.04)

2.00 (1.62, 2.48)*

ApoB/ApoA ratio

0.44 (0.36, 0.53)

0.53 (0.42, 0.62)*

  1. Data given as mean ± SD when normal distributed and median (25th, 75th) when skewed distributed. Preterm delivery (n = 12), hypertension (n = 7) and preeclampsia (n = 10) are excluded
  2. * p < 0.05
  3. ** p < 0.001