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

Table 3

Elevated TG levels as a biomarker for the development of postpartum AGM in GDM patients.

Variables	OR	95% CI	value
TG levels at 24-28 gestational weeks (mmol/L)
Low tertile	Reference
Intermediate tertile	1.120	0.597-2.100	0.724
High tertile	2.001	1.054-3.800	0.034
Age (years)	1.046	0.986-1.110	0.135
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m^2)	0.980	0.896-1.072	0.661
Family history of DM	1.007	0.550-1.841	0.983
Insulin treatment during pregnancy	1.460	0.816-2.611	0.202
FPG at 24-28 gestational weeks (mmol/L)	0.852	0.570-1.275	0.437
HbA1c at 24-28 gestational weeks (%)	2.738	1.415-5.299	0.003
Macrosomia	1.011	0.380-2.691	0.983
ALT at 24-28 gestational weeks (U/L)	0.985	0.953-1.018	0.371
AST at 24-28 gestational weeks (U/L)	1.019	0.978-1.061	0.368

TG: triglyceride; DM: diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase.