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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in GDM and control groups

From: Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a potential predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study

 

GDM (n = 314)

Control (n = 1832)

P

Maternal age (years)

32.10 ± 3.02

31.66 ± 3.01

0.018

Height (m)

1.63 ± 0.04

1.63 ± 0.05

0.106

Weight (kg)

60.42 ± 7.25

59.76 ± 7.11

0.128

BMI (kg/m2)

22.86 ± 3.07

22.46 ± 2.87

0.026

Gravidaa

1

1

0.504

Parity

0

0

0.734

Family history of diabetes

21 (7%)

94 (5%)

0.258

Heart rate (beats/minute)

74.26 ± 8.04

73.36 ± 9.11

0.100

SBP (mmHg)

115.71 ± 5.71

115.20 ± 6.33

0.184

DBP (mmHg)

73.05 ± 6.00

72.87 ± 5.45

0.585

Triglyceride

 mg/dL

233.68 ± 61.59

224.81 ± 61.61

0.018

 mmol/L

2.65 ± 0.70

2.55 ± 0.70

0.018

Total cholesterol

 mg/dL

240.92 ± 29.22

236.45 ± 30.19

0.015

 mmol/L

6.26 ± 0.76

6.15 ± 0.78

0.015

HDL-C

 mg/dL

68.10 ± 9.01

69.31 ± 6.99

0.007

 mmol/L

1.76 ± 0.23

1.79 ± 0.18

0.007

LDL-C

 mg/dL

129.37 ± 22.12

130.94 ± 21.82

0.239

 mmol/L

3.36 ± 0.58

3.40 ± 0.57

0.239

EAT thickness (mm)

6.57 ± 0.79

5.49 ± 1.05

< 0.001

  1. BMI Body mass index, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, EAT Epicardial adipose tissue, GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP Systolic blood pressure. All the parameters (except for gravida, parity, and family history) were expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Gravida and parity were expressed as the median
  2. aGravida describes the total number of confirmed pregnancies that a woman has had, regardless of the outcome
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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