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Table 2 Maternal characteristics of women with GDM

From: Gestational diabetes and macrosomia by race/ethnicity in Hawaii

Maternal characteristics

GDM (%)

GDM weighted N

P-Valued

Odds ratio (CI)

Total sample

10. 9

5925

  

Maternal ethnicity

White

7. 4

934

0. 025

Referent

Hawaiian/Pacific Islandera

12. 1

2450

0. 002

1.71 (1.19-2.44)

Filipina

13. 1

1258

 

1.88 (1.26-2.79)

Other Asiansb

11. 0

989

 

1.53 (1.00-2.34)

White

7. 4

934

0. 002

Referent

Asian Pacific Islanderc

12. 1

4697

 

1.71 (1.22-2.38) aOR 1.49 (1.05-2.11)

Maternal age (yrs)

< 25

6. 9

1154

<0. 001

Referent

≥ 25

12. 8

4802

 

1.98 (1.45-2.70)

BMI

Underweight/Normal

6. 8

2127

<0. 001

Referent

Overweight /Obese

16. 7

3474

 

2.75 (2.13-3.55)

Maternal nativity

US born

9. 8

3972

<0. 001

Referent

Foreign born

14. 7

1985

 

1.59 (1.23-2.07)

Household income

< $10,000

9. 5

913

0. 462

Referent

$10,000-49,999

11. 6

2664

 

1.25 (0.88-1.79)

≥ $50,000

11. 2

2050

 

1.21 (0.83-1.75)

Maternal education

High school or less

11. 6

2908

0. 201

Referent

Some college or more

10. 1

2867

 

0.85 (0.67-1.09)

Married

No

9. 9

2081

0. 151

Referent

Yes

11. 7

3876

 

1.20 (0.93-1.55)

Smoking last 3 month of pregnancy

No

10. 6

5330

0. 053

Referent

Yes

15. 3

620

 

1.51 (1.00-2.30)

1st trimester prenatal care

No

12. 9

1122

0. 154

Referent

Yes

10. 5

4712

 

0.80 (0.58-1.09)

  1. aIncludes Samoan, Guamanian, Other Pacific Islanders.
  2. bIncludes Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Asian Indian, and other Asians.
  3. cIncludes Hawaiians, Other Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and Other Asians.
  4. dData significance at p-value < 0.05.