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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of participants in each weight change group

From: Impact of postpartum weight change on metabolic syndrome and its components among women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus

Characteristic

Weight loss > 2 kg

Weight stability ± 2 kg

Weight gain > 2 kg

p valuea

 

(n = 30)

(n = 85)

(n = 56)

 

At delivery

 Age (years)

31.0 ± 5.8

33.2 ± 5.7

32.4 ± 6.2

0.223

 Weight (kg)

74.6 ± 13.4

73.5 ± 13.7

78.6 ± 15.1

0.104

 Parity

   

0.675

  Primiparous

11 (36.7)

39 (45.9)

25 (44.6)

 

  Multiparous

19 (63.3)

46 (54.1)

31 (55.4)

 

 Family history of diabetes mellitus

8 (26.7)

29 (34.1)

18 (32.1)

0.754

 Severity of GDM

   

0.919

  Class A1

26 (86.7)

71 (83.5)

47 (83.9)

 

  Class A2

4 (13.3)

14 (16.5)

9 (16.1)

 

 Gestational age at delivery (weeks)

38.0 ± 1.5

37.8 ± 1.5

37.8 ± 1.1

0.736

At 6 weeks postpartum

 Weight (kg)

63.6 ± 13.0

63.3 ± 12.6

67.7 ± 13.6

0.129

 WC (cm)

85.2 ± 10.8

84.2 ± 10.5

86.7 ± 11.9

0.414

 Systolic BP (mmHg)

121.0 ± 10.3

118.4 ± 12.1

123.0 ± 13.0

0.086

 Diastolic BP (mmHg)

72.9 ± 9.2

73.4 ± 10.8

76.9 ± 9.9

0.098

 FPG (mg/dL)

91.7 ± 9.3

92.6 ± 25.9

94.0 ± 16.9

0.874

 2-h PG (mg/dL)

134.6 ± 39.0

134.8 ± 56.6

121.3 ± 40.0

0.244

 TC (mg/dL)

218.0 ± 51.7

221.9 ± 40.5

217.9 ± 43.7

0.842

 TG (mg/dL)

127.7 ± 76.5

126.0 ± 76.7

151.5 ± 78.4

0.140

 LDL-C (mg/dL)

143.1 ± 48.9

151.5 ± 38.7

145.7 ± 41.8

0.557

 HDL-C (mg/dL)

61.9 ± 19.4

60.5 ± 15.9

57.9 ± 14.6

0.498

At 6 months postpartum

 EBF

12 (40.0)b

30 (35.3)b

10 (17.9)

0.040

 Weight (kg)

59.1 ± 12.8b

63.1 ± 12.6b

72.2 ± 14.2

< 0.001

 WC (cm)

78.6 ± 10.1b

82.5 ± 11.5b

89.3 ± 12.1

< 0.001

 Systolic BP (mmHg)

118.9 ± 11.7

118.8 ± 12.3

122.9 ± 12.9

0.134

 Diastolic BP (mmHg)

74.1 ± 8.7

73.5 ± 10.9

76.6 ± 11.6

0.250

 FPG (mg/dL)

92.8 ± 9.3

103.9 ± 36.9

105.0 ± 29.4

0.184

 HbA1c (%)

5.4 ± 0.4

5.6 ± 1.0

5.7 ± 0.8

0.357

 TC (mg/dL)

190.4 ± 45.1

205.7 ± 37.5

203.5 ± 36.7

0173

 TG (mg/dL)

82.0 ± 50.1b,c

112.3 ± 68.2

130.1 ± 62.0

0.004

 LDL-C (mg/dL)

125.8 ± 40.6

138.3 ± 33.9

138.6 ± 34.8

0.213

 HDL-C (mg/dL)

62.2 ± 18.5b

58.8 ± 16.0

53.7 ± 13.4

0.040

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. BP blood pressure, EBF exclusive breastfeeding, FPG fasting plasma glucose, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, PG postprandial glucose, SD standard deviation, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, WC waist circumference
  3. aDifferences between groups were compared using a one-way analysis of variance or the chi-squared test
  4. bp < 0.05, compared with the weight gain group
  5. cp < 0.05, compared with the weight stability group
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