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Table 1 Anthropometric and metabolic parameters of pregnant women and newborns

From: DNA methylation and expression profiles of placenta and umbilical cord blood reveal the characteristics of gestational diabetes mellitus patients and offspring

Parameters

GDM (n = 21)

Control (n = 20)

P value

Difference

Maternal age (years)

30.95 ± 3.8

30.05 ± 3.17

0.64

n.s

Maternal birth weight (kg)

73.56 ± 10.71

66.86 ± 6.08

0.029

*

Gestational weight gain (kg)

12.22 ± 3.01

14.25 ± 3.85

0.073

n.s

Maternal height (cm)

162.33 ± 5.36

161.35 ± 5.26

0.74

n.s

BMI (kg/m2)

22.61 ± 2.82

20.73 ± 1.92

0.021

*

Gestational weeks (week)

38.71 ± 1.06

39.15 ± 1.5

0.15

n.s

1 h post OGTT (mmol/L)

9.17 ± 2.11

7.33 ± 1.09

7.6e-3

**

2 h post OGTT (mmol/L)

7.54 ± 1.26

6.21 ± 1.07

3.9e-3

**

Fasting cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.83 ± 0.98

5.68 ± 1.2

0.62

n.s

Fasting HDL-c (mmol/L)

2.01 ± 0.44

1.93 ± 0.37

0.60

n.s

Fasting LDL-c (mmol/L)

2.76 ± 0.66

2.78 ± 0.91

0.94

n.s

24-week glycemia (mmol/L)

7.54 ± 1.26

6.21 ± 1.07

3.96e-3

**

Fetal birth weight (g)

3371.9 ± 507.8

3269 ± 433.89

0.566

n.s

Fetal gender (male/female)

11/10

12/8

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  1. Difference analysis was conducted by Wilcoxon rank-sum test, * P value < 0.05, ** P value < 0.01, n.s. P value >  = 0.05
  2. BMI Body mass index, OGTT Oral glucose tolerance test, HDL-c High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol