Research Article

Risk Factors for the Requirement of Antenatal Insulin Treatment in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Table 5

Obstetrical outcomes.

AIT group ()Diet group () values

Gestational age at delivery (week)36.4 ± 2.038.2 ± 2.40.046
Maternal weight gain (kg)6.24 ± 5.467.27 ± 3.930.531
Preterm delivery, (%)3 (30.0)5 (18.5)0.451
Cesarean section, (%)7 (70.0)10 (37.0)0.074
PIH, (%)3 (30.0)2 (7.4)0.074

Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or number (). AIT, antenatal insulin; PIH, pregnancy-induced hypertension; Student’s t-test; and -square test.