Achievement of Target Glycemic Goal with Simple Basal Insulin Regimen in Women with Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study
Table 4
A comparison of the perinatal outcomes between the groups.
Diet alone ()
SII group ()
MDI group ()
value (diet vs. SII)
value (diet vs. MDI)
value (SII vs. MDI)
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)
0.11
0.94
0.11
Cesarean section (%)
49 (23)
16 (25)
22 (26)
0.74
0.56
0.87
Primary cesarean section (%)
29 (14)
5 (8)
13 (15)
0.21
0.68
0.16
Hypertension disorders in pregnancy (%)
3 (1)
4 (6)
6 (7)
0.031
0.009
0.83
Birthweight (g)
0.94
0.65
0.60
Male infants (%)
108 (51)
33 (52)
39 (46)
0.90
0.51
0.54
Birthweight -score
0.82
0.93
0.97
LGA infants (%)
24 (11)
7 (11)
12 (14)
0.94
0.47
0.55
SGA infants (%)
24 (11)
4 (6)
6 (7)
0.24
0.29
0.83
Apgar score (1 min)
0.96
0.99
0.93
Apgar score (1 min) ≤7 (%)
11 (5)
2 (3)
3 (4)
0.47
0.53
0.87
Apgar score (5 min)
0.24
0.99
0.29
Apgar score (5 min) ≤7 (%)
0 (0)
1 (2)
0 (0)
0.07
—
0.25
Shoulder dystocia (%)
1 (0.6)
1 (1.7)
0 (0)
0.40
0.53
0.26
NICU admission (%)
33 (11)
13 (22)
12 (14)
0.40
0.59
0.25
Hypoglycemia
3 (2)
2 (3)
3 (4)
0.43
0.27
0.85
Hyperbilirubinemia (%)
21 (11)
7 (15)
12 (15)
0.99
0.38
0.49
Data were shown as or number (%). SII: simple insulin injection; MDI: multiple daily insulin injection; LGA: large-for-gestational age; SGA: small-for-gestational age; NICU: neonatal intensive care unit.
