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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to GDM history

From: Lactation duration and lifetime progression to metabolic syndrome in women according to their history of gestational diabetes: a prospective longitudinal community-based cohort study

Baseline characteristics

GDM (n = 175)

Non-GDM (n = 1,001)

p-value

Education (diploma and higher), n (%)

106 (60.6)

622 (62.1)

0.7

Family history of diabetes, n (%)

48 (27.4)

201 (20.1)

0.03

DM, n (%)

13 (7.6)

10 (1.0)

 < 0.001

Age (year), mean (SD)

25.6 (4.8)

26.0 (4.9)

0.3

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

25.3 (4.5)

24.7 (4.8)

0.09

WC (cm), mean (SD)

81.3 (10.7)

79.2 (11.6)

0.03

Physical activity (medium to high), n (%)

68 (38.9)

356 (35.6)

0.4

Smoking status (ever), n (%)

2 (1.1)

19 (1.9)

0.5

Fasting

   

FPG (mg/dl), mean (SD)

92.2 (30.8)

84.9 (10.1)

 < 0.001

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl), mean (SD)

44.5 (11.0)

45.8 (10.6)

0.1

TG (mg/dl), median (Q25-Q75)

98 (72–137)

89.5 (67–121)

0.02

SBP (mmHg), mean (sd)

107.1 (11.4)

105.9 (10.4)

0.2

DBP (mmHg), mean (sd)

71.1 (8.9)

71.0 (8.4)

0.9

BF duration (months)

   

Total BF (month), median (Q25-Q75)

29 (7–48)

24 (0–42)

0.003

Partial BF (month), median (Q25-Q75)

22 (4–38)

18 (0–33)

0.002

Exclusive BF (month), median (Q25-Q75)

6 (1–10)

5 (0–10)

0.03

Duration of follow-up, median (Q25-Q75)

14.7 (9.6–18.1)

16.5 (12.4–19.4)

0.002

  1. GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; DM, diabetes mellitus; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BF, breastfeeding
  2. p-value < 0.05 is statistically significant