Table 1 Comparison of the basic information of two groups [x ± s or number of cases (%)].

From: Effects of early standardized management on the growth trajectory of offspring with gestational diabetes mellitus at 0–5 years old: a preliminary longitudinal study

 

GDM

Control

t/χ2

P

Age

29.29 ± 3.78

28.53 ± 3.71

1.35

0.18

Height (cm)

160.8 ± 4.73

161.7 ± 4.60

1.29

0.20

Pre-pregnancy weight (kg)

56.22 ± 8.56

53.14 ± 6.94

2.65

 < 0.01

Prenatal weight (kg)

71.01 ± 8.85

69.35 ± 7.86

1.33

0.18

Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

21.72 ± 2.92

20.31 ± 2.30

3.59

 < 0.01

Weight gain (kg)

16.21 ± 3.98

14.89 ± 4.27

2.31

0.02

Pregnancy

  

0.20

0.65

 1

44 (48.9)

47 (52.2)

  

 > 1

46 (51.1)

43 (47.8)

  

Parity*

  

1.41

0.23

 1

27 (30.0)

20 (22.2)

  

 > 1

63 (70.0)

70 (77.8)

  

Mode of delivery

  

0.02

0.88

 Natural delivery

40 (44.4)

41 (45.6)

  

 Cesarean section

50 (55.6)

49 (54.4)

  

History of diabetes*

  

5.76

0.02

 Yes

15 (16.7)

4 (4.5)

  

 No

75 (83.3)

85 (95.5)

  

Education level

  

0.10

0.95

 Junior high school and below

8 (9.0)

7 (7.8)

  

 High and secondary school

10 (11.2)

10 (11.1)

  

 College and above

71 (79.8)

73 (81.1)

  

Monthly household income (Yuan)

  

1.11

0.57

 < 5000

23 (26.7)

28 (32.9)

  

 5000–10,000

40 (46.5)

39 (45.9)

  

 > 10,000

23 (26.8)

18 (21.2)

  
  1. Note: Except for * which used the χ2 test, all other comparisons were conducted using t-tests. #t 'test was used to compare the mean of two samples with uneven variance.