Clinical Study
The Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus after a Telecare Approach Are Not Inferior to Traditional Outpatient Clinic Visits
Table 1
Characteristics of the survey population by groups.
| | Control | Telemedicine | |
| | N | 48 | 49 | |
| | Age (years) | 34.19 ± 5.18 | 33.33 ± 5.58 | .357 |
| | Race/Ethnicity | | | .608 | | Caucasian | 27 (56.3%) | 25 (51%) | | Hispanic | 18 (37.5%) | 15 (30.6%) | | Asian | 2 (4.2%) | 3 (6.1%) | | North African | 1 (2.1%) | 2 (4.1%) | | Others | 0 (0%) | 4 (8.2%) |
| | Education | | | .188 | | Below high school | 9 (18.8%) | 8 (16.3%) | | Some high school | 12 (25%) | 5 (10.2%) | | High school graduate | 9 (18.8%) | 14 (28.6%) | | College or above | 6 (12.5%) | 9 (18.4%) | | Unknown | 12 (25%) | 13 (26.5%) |
| | EMPLOYMENT | 28 (58.3%) | 27 (55.1) | .371 |
| | Access problems to office | 31 (64.6%) | 28 (57.1%) | .490 |
| | Family history of Diabetes | 23 (47.9%) | 23 (46.9%) | .494 |
| | Number of pregnancies | 2.48 ± 1.51 | 2.06 ± 1.36 | .162 | | Primiparous | 12 (25%) | 18 (38.3%) | | Second pregnancy | 19 (39.6%) | 19 (40.4%) | | 2 pregnancies | 17 (35.4%) | 10 (21.3%) |
| | MISCARRIAGE | 19 (39.6%) | 13 (26.5%) | .215 | | Prior GDM | 9 (18.8%) | 4 (8.2%) | .104 | | Hypertension | 5 (10.4%) | 4 (8.2%) | .590 | | Thyroid disease | 7 (14.6%) | 8 (16.3%) | .361 | | Current smoker | 2 (4.2%) | 3 (6.1%) | .081 | | HbA1c at entry (%) | 5.10 ± 0.41 | 5.03 ± 0.38 | .164 | | Prepregnancy body weight (kg) | 74.06 ± 15.37 | 70.46 ± 12.98 | .470 | | Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 29.01 ± 5.74 | 27.96 ± 5.24 | .588 |
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Data are Mean ± SDM or (%).
GDM denotes Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; BMI: Body Mass Index.
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