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

Table 2

Demographic and metabolic characteristics of GDM patients at 6-8 weeks postpartum categorized into tertiles according to TG levels at 24-28 gestational weeks.

Variables	Low tertile; (<2.14 mmol/L); ()	Intermediate tertile; (2.14~2.89 mmol/L); ()	High tertile; (>2.89 mmol/L); ()	value
Age (years)				0.140
Postpartum BMI (kg/m^2)				0.0001
FPG (mmol/L)				0.001
1hPG (mmol/L)				0.048
2hPG (mmol/L)				0.022
HbA1c (%)				0.228
GA (%)				0.090
TC (mmol/L)				0.026
TG (mmol/L)				0.0001
HDL-C (mmol/L)				0.0001
LDL-C (mmol/L)				0.001
HOMA-β (%)	84.51 (55.46-131.82)	88.50 (54.81-142.38)	90.95 (59.12-154.91)	0.120
HOMA-IR	1.10 (0.69-1.63)	1.21 (0.83-1.93)	1.59 (0.97-2.43)	0.0001
DM family history (%)	54 (31.58)	44 (25.73)	53 (30.99)	0.426
Insulin treatment therapy (%)	48 (28.07)	58 (33.92)	65 (38.01)	0.147
Postpartum AGM (%)	46 (26.90)	57 (33.33)	74 (43.27)	0.006
Macrosomia (%)	9 (5.26)	16 (9.36)	9 (5.26)	0.213

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; DM: diabetes mellitus; AGM: abnormal glucose metabolism; 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, .