Research Article

The Gut Microbiota in Women Suffering from Gestational Diabetes Mellitus with the Failure of Glycemic Control by Lifestyle Modification

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population.

Descriptive measurementsN ()GDM1 ()GDM2 ()One-way ANOVAANOVA-linear term trend analysis

Age (years)2.80.072.5290.118
Gestational week (weeks)2.10.142.6890.107
Body weight (kg)1.80.183.0900.085
Height (cm)0.080.930.0580.811
BMI2.50.094.5470.037
Abdominal circumference (cm)3.30.055.8790.019
Systolic BP (mmHg)0.50.60.0810.777
Diastolic BP (mmHg)0.040.960.0470.829
Biochemistry
 FBG (mmol/L)49.9<0.00192.57<0.001
 1-hour blood glucose post 75 g oral glucose load (mmol/L)37.8<0.00167.06<0.001
 2-hour blood glucose post 75 g oral glucose load (mmol/L)32.5<0.00155.36<0.001
 TG (mmol/L)3.40.43.9220.053
 TC (mmol/L)7.90.0010.0060.939
 HDL-C (mmol/L)4.50.0160.0030.954
 LDL-C (mmol/L)7.30.0020.1170.734