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Table 2 Demographic and metabolic characteristics of all pregnant women at 12–24 gestational weeks who were categorized into binaries according to their 4-h postprandial TG concentrations at the time of OLTT measurement

From: Elevated mid-trimester 4-h postprandial triglycerides for predicting late-onset preeclampsia: a prospective screening study

Variables

Low binary

High binary

p value

( 4 h TG < 3.47 mmol/L)

( 4 h TG ≥ 3.47 mmol/L)

( N = 219)

( N = 219)

Age (years)

30.98 ± 3.80

30.58 ± 3.99

0.77

Gravidity

2.39 ± 1.19

2.23 ± 1.22

0.33

Parity

0.56 ± 0.80

0.53 ± 0.71

0.49

Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

21.45 (19.81–23.53)

21.78 (20.31–24.45)

0.34

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

114.93 ± 11.26

113.49 ± 11.05

0.84

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

68.17 ± 7.73

68.08 ± 10.60

0.76

HbA1c (%)

5.0 (4.9–5.3)

5.1 (4.9–5.3)

0.1

FPG (mmol/L)

4.60 ± 0.34

4.75 ± 0.47

0.01

1 h PG (mmol/L)

7.87 ± 1.71

8.22 ± 1.87

0.16

2 h PG (mmol/L)

6.70 ± 1.31

7.03 ± 1.43

0.35

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.98 (5.61–6.68)

5.76 (5.29–6.66)

0.14

HDL-C (mmol/L)

2.07 ± 0.39

1.83 ± 0.38

 < 0.01

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.14 ± 0.76

2.95 ± 1.00

0.04

HOMA-β (%)

124.53 (85.85–164.40)

121.32 (96.58–168.19)

0.29

HOMA-IR

1.23 (0.96–1.71)

1.58 (1.15–2.23)

 < 0.01

Neonatal weight (g)

3270.34 ± 428.62

3308.29 ± 407.14

0.08

Preeclampsia(%)

4 (1.80%)

20 (9.10%)

0.015

Adverse Neonatal Outcomes(%)

48 (22.00%)

64 (29.10%)

0.23

Creatinine

53.86 ± 7.84

54.65 ± 6.28

0.07

  1. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range), or n (%). BMI body mass index, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance index, HOMA-β homeostasis model assessment for β cell function, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, TG triglyceride, 1hPG 1-h plasma glucose, 2hPG 2-h plasma glucose