Women’s Views on Their Diagnosis and Management for Borderline Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Table 1
Characteristics of women approached for the study.
Characteristics
Attended interview
Declined interview
Total
Maternal age (years)†
30.3
6.0
31.3
12.5
30.4
6.7
Primiparity
15
68.2
3
100.0
18
72.0
Ethnicity
(i) Caucasian
13
59.1
3
100.0
16
64.0
(ii) Asian
3
13.6
0
3
12.0
(iii) Others
6
27.3
0
6
24.0
BMI at first visit (kg/m2)‡
23.3
21.9, 29.3
20.9
20.2, 25.6
23.9
20.6, 28.8
BMI group
(i) Underweight
1
4.8
0
1
4.2
(ii) Normal
11
52.4
2
66.7
13
54.2
(iii) Overweight
4
19.0
1
33.3
5
20.8
(iv) Obesity
5
22.8
0
5
20.8
Weight at 1st antenatal visit (kg)†
67.7
17.0
58.8
2.5
66.6
16.1
Smoker
1
4.5
2
66.7
3
12.0
Maternal history of hypertension
1
4.5
0
1
4.0
Family history of hypertension*
6
27.3
0
6
24.0
Family history of diabetes*
10
45.5
0
10
40.0
Socioeconomic status**
(i) Most disadvantaged
5
22.7
0
5
20.0
(ii) Disadvantaged
1
4.6
0
1
4.0
(iii) Average
7
31.8
0
7
28.0
(iv) Advantaged
6
27.3
2
66.7
8
32.0
(v) Most advantaged
3
13.6
1
33.3
4
16.0
Figures are number and percentage.
111 women attended interview antenatally and 11 women attended interview postnatally. †Mean and standard deviation; ‡median and interquartile range. Weight and BMI at first antenatal visit were unknown for one woman who attended interview. Underweight: BMI < 18.5 kg/m2; normal: BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2; overweight: BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m2; obesity: BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. *Family history of hypertension and diabetes was unknown for one woman who did not attend interview. **As measured by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Socioeconomic Indexes for Areas [16]. BMI: body mass index.
