The Influence of Ethnicity on the Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Women with Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Study and Review of the Literature
Table 1
Risk factors for the development of abnormal glucose tolerance following gestational diabetes.
Abnormal glucose tolerance,
Normal glucose tolerance,
Odds ratio (95% CI)
value
Family history of DM
51%
39%
1.6 (0.6–4.1)
NS
PIH in IP
31%
8%
5.3 (1.3–21.2)
0.02
Macrosomia in IP
20%
24%
0.8 (0.3–2.5)
NS
Insulin required in IP
51%
18%
4.5 (1.6–13.1)
0.005
Age at IP
1.0 (0.9–1.1)
NS
BMI in IP
1.0 (1.0–1.1)
NS
Fasting BSL in IP
2.8 (1.2–6.6)
0.02
1-hour BSL in IP
1.6 (1.0–2.4)
0.04
2-hour BSL in IP
2.1 (1.3–3.3)
0.003
GDM episodes
2.2 (1.0–4.8)
0.04
Subsequent non-GDM pregnancies
0.2 (0.06–0.6)
0.006
Years after IP
1.1 (0.9–1.4)
NS
Age at followup
1.0 (0.9–1.1)
NS
PIH = pregnancy induced hypertension. IP = index pregnancy.
