Elevated Midtrimester Triglycerides as a Biomarker for Postpartum Hyperglycemia in Gestational Diabetes

Table 1

Demographic and metabolic characteristics of GDM patients at 24-28 gestational weeks, categorized into tertiles according to TG levels at the time of measurement.

Variables	Low tertile; (<2.14 mmol/L); ()	Intermediate tertile; (2.14~2.89 mmol/L); ()	High tertile; (>2.89 mmol/L); ()	value
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m^2)				0.0001
FPG (mmol/L)				0.0001
1hPG (mmol/L)				0.0001
2hPG (mmol/L)				0.0001
HbA1c (%)				0.006
GA (%)				0.396
TC (mmol/L)				0.016
HDL-C (mmol/L)				0.0001
LDL-C (mmol/L)				0.356
ALT (U/L)	12.20 (9.43-18.08)	12.15 (9.30-19.75)	10.90 (9.05-16.60)	0.574
AST (U/L)	16.10 (13.23-19.78)	16.05 (13.60-20.78)	15.40 (12.50-19.90)	0.483
HOMA-β (%)	123.87 (87.15-167.03)	139.73 (91.90-198.51)	124.10 (91.10-179.72)	0.290
HOMA-IR	1.49 (0.97-2.33)	1.89 (1.31-2.75)	2.36 (1.62-3.45)	0.0001

Data are expressed as the or median (interquartile range). TG: triglyceride; BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; 1hPG: 1 h plasma glucose; 2hPG: 2 h plasma glucose; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; GA: glycated albumin; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance index; HOMA-β: homeostasis model assessment for β cell function. Compared to the low tertile group, . Compared to the low tertile group, .