Molecular Analysis of a Genetic Variants Panel Related to Nutrients and Metabolism: Association with Susceptibility to Gestational Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Risk in Affected Women
Table 1
Characteristics of cases and controls.
Characteristics
GDM yes ()
GDM no ()
Age (years)
<0.0001
Ethnicity
0.56
Caucasian
99.0
97.0
Other
1.0
3.0
School education
0.68
Low school
20.0
14.5
High school
44.0
49.1
University degree
36.0
36.4
Employment
0.11
Employed
56.9
53.6
Unemployed
42.2
39.3
Student
1.0
7.1
Marital status
0.24
Single
17.8
29.5
Married
81.2
70.5
Separated/divorced
1.0
0.0
BMI (Kg/m2) prepregnancy
0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
0.10
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
0.03
Hypertension
7.4
8.3
0.91
Smoking
0.10
No
74.3
72.7
Yes
2.0
9.1
Ex
23.7
18.2
Family history of DM (1st degree)
33.3
17.6
0.09
Mann–Whitney Test or Chi-square test. Data are presented as means ± SD. Data are presented as percent (%).
