Maternal Characteristics Influencing the Development of Gestational Diabetes in Obese Women Receiving 17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate

Table 1

Maternal characteristics of women with and without GDM ().

	No GDM	Yes GDM	P value	OR (95% CI)
AMA (35 years)	23.0%	37.4%	0.001	2.00 (1.31, 3.06)
African American race	37.6%	43.0%	0.284	1.25 (0.83, 1.88)
BMI 30–39.9 kg/m^2	83.8%	76.6%	0.063	0.63 (0.39, 1.03)
BMI > 39.9 kg/m^2	16.2%	23.4%	0.063	1.58 (0.97, 2.57)
17OHPC exposure	53.4%	63.6%	0.048	1.52 (1.00, 2.31)
17OHPC initiation
16–20.9 weeks	36.4%	47.7%	0.024	1.59 (1.06, 2.39)
21–24.0 weeks	17.0%	15.9%	0.764	0.92 (0.53, 1.59)
Oral maintenance tocolysis	32.4%	25.2%	0.132	0.70 (0.44, 1.11)

Data presented as percentage as indicated. AMA = advanced maternal age. BMI = body mass index.