Low Glycemic Index Carbohydrates versus All Types of Carbohydrates for Treating Diabetes in Pregnancy: A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Glycemic Control

Table 4

Proportion of women who achieved glycemic goals in capillary blood before and after the intervention in both groups.

𝑛=97	Group 1 (All types of CHO) (𝑛=42)			Group 2 (Low GI CHO) (𝑛=55)
	Baseline (%)	Final (%)	𝑃 value^a	Baseline (%)	Final (%)	𝑃 value^a
Fasting (mg/dL)	59.5	90.5	0.139	49.1	81.8	0.078
2 h-postprandial breakfast (mg/dL)	78.6	88.1	0.281	83.6	92.7	0.121
Preprandial lunch (mg/dL)	61.9	77.8	0.063	79.6	80.6	0.693
2 h-postprandial lunch (mg/dL)	52.4	61.9	0.031	64.8	70.4	0.035
Preprandial dinner (mg/dL)	42.9	57.1	0.087	50.0	57.4	0.001
2 h-postprandial dinner (mg/dL)	78.6	83.3	0.614	66.7	77.8	0.037

aWithin-group difference in the proportion of women analyzed with chi-square test.