Impact of the Implementation of New WHO Diagnostic Criteria for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on Prevalence and Perinatal Outcomes: A Population-Based Study
Table 1
Maternal and newborn characteristics of women with and without GDM in Croatia in 2010 and 2014.
Without GDM 2010
With GDM 2010
Without GDM 2014
With GDM 2014
Pregnant women
Age (years)
(28.72–28.82)
(30.55–31.20)
(29.44–29.55)
(31.10–31.57)
BMI (kg/m2)
(23.34–23.41)
(25.51–26.18)
(23.33–23.42)
(25.77–26.29)
Weight gain (kg)
(14.46–14.56)
(12.21–12.92)
(14.14–14.25)
(12.24–12.77)
Excessive weight gain (BMI)°
Underweight (<18.5)
535 (24.6)
6 (26.1)
434 (20.3)
7 (15.9)
Normal weight (18.5–24.99)
9201 (32.8)
112 (23.8)
7401 (30.5)
225 (25.6)
Overweight (25.0–29.9)
5135 (66.1)
147 (55.9)
4468 (63.5)
228 (49.5)
Obese (≥30)
1851 (66.1)
92 (48.7)
1719 (64.7)
185 (47.4)
Obesity class
I (≥30 kg/m2)
2101 (5.0)
127 (13.3)
2021 (5.4)
248 (13.6)
II (≥35 kg/m2)
541 (1.3)
49 (5.1)
483 (1.3)
105 (5.7)
III (≥40 kg/m2)
156 (0.4)
13 (1.4)
151 (0.4)
37 (2.0)
Newborns
Birth weight (g)
(3396–3407)
(3400–3478)
(3381–3392)
(3427–3483)
Birth weight categories°
<2500
2019 (4.8)
66 (6.7)
2024 (5.3)
98 (5.2)
2500–4000
35371 (83.4)
746 (76.0)
31625 (83.5)
1463 (78.0)
>4000
5048 (11.9)
169 (17.2)
4245 (11.2)
314 (16.8)
Data are presented as mean ± SD (95 −CI–95 +CI) Data are presented as number (%) Obesity classes are defined according to The International Classification of adult underweight, overweight, and obesity according to BMI. Available at http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/.
