Height and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Results from the Healthy Baby Cohort Study
Table 2
Mean plasma glucose levels according to height quartiles.
Plasma glucose (mmol/l)
Height quartiles (cm)
for trend
≤158.0 (1936)
158.1–161.0 (1789)
161.1–164.0 (1567)
>164.0 (1649)
Unadjusted
Fasting
4.44 ± 0.50
4.45 ± 0.53
4.44 ± 0.50
4.47 ± 0.50
0.253
1 h
7.36 ± 1.63
7.29 ± 1.67
7.22 ± 1.63
7.12 ± 1.59
<0.001
2 h
6.63 ± 1.36
6.51 ± 1.30
6.40 ± 1.28
6.34 ± 1.21
<0.001
Adjusted for age, prepregnancy BMI, educational level, occupational status, parity, alcohol consumption before pregnancy, smoking before pregnancy, passive smoking during pregnancy, and physical activity during pregnancy
Fasting
4.44 ± 0.48
4.45 ± 0.51
4.44 ± 0.51
4.47 ± 0.49
0.131
1 h
7.34 ± 1.58
7.29 ± 1.57
7.23 ± 1.58
7.14 ± 1.58
<0.001
2 h
6.61 ± 1.28
6.51 ± 1.27
6.41 ± 1.27
6.35 ± 1.26
<0.001
Data are mean ± SD. for the comparison with the shortest quartile of height by using analysis of covariance and Dunnett’s test for post hoc analysis. values for trend were performed by assigning the median values of each quartile of height and fitting this as a continuous variable in a separate regression model.
