Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Sudanese pregnant women based on the presence or absence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
Variables | GDM N = 20 | NO GDM N = 146 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (median) years | 26.5 | 27 | 0.786 |
Residence | |||
Urban | 15 | 108 | 0.922 |
Rural | 5 | 38 | |
Education | |||
Less than secondary | 4 | 29 | 0.989 |
More than secondary | 16 | 117 | |
Job | |||
Housewife | 15 | 111 | 0.920 |
Employed | 5 | 35 | |
Gravidity(median) | 1 | 2 | 0.253 |
Parity (median) | 0 | 0 | 0.736 |
Gestational age (median)/week | 26 | 26 | 0.552 |
BMI (median) kg/m2 | 26.24 | 26.8 | 0.590 |
Fasting blood sugar mean (sd) mg/dl | 77.3 (16.4) | 67.5 (10.5) | 0.010 |
1 h post prandial (median) mg/dl | 164.5 | 129 | < 0.001 |
2 h post prandial (median) mg/dl | 163 | 110 | < 0.001 |
H. Pylori positive | 9 | 10 | 0.038 |
Haemoglobin (median) g/dl | 10.9 | 10.9 | 0.873 |
Log HOMA-B mean (sd)% | 1.7 (0.6) | 1.99 (0.5) | 0.028 |
Log QUICKI (median) | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.403 |