Table 3 Offspring data
Parameter | GDM (n = 26) | Controls (n = 63) | P | Obese mothers (n = 11) | Non-obese mothers (n = 78) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birth weight (g) | 3405 (3010–3585) | 3240 (3020–3600) | NS | 3350 (3050–3540) | 3270 (3000–3630) | NS |
Newborn jaundice | 12.5% | 13.5% | NS | 18.2% | 10.3% | NS |
Don´t say any worda | 16.7% | 1.9% | 0.015 | 0% | 6.4% | NS |
Don´t link wordsb | 45.8% | 17.3% | 0.009 | 45.5% | 19.2% | 0.034 |
Don´t walk aloneb | 8.7% | 3.8% | NS | 0% | 5.1% | NS |
Percentile weight-for-height c | 54 (33–63) | 45 (23–65) | NS | 56.5 (33–75) | 46 (22–63) | NS |
Percentile weight-for-height d | 57 (35–69) | 37 (22–67) | NS | 69 (62–85) | 37 (22–65) | 0.04 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)d | 95 (92–103) | 100 (94–110) | NS | 105 (95–110) | 99 (92–105) | NS |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)d | 52 (48–61) | 58 (50–60) | NS | 53 (51–58) | 57.5 (50–60) | NS |
Heart rate (/min)d | 91 (80–98) | 90 (81–103) | NS | 69 (59–79) | 91 (85–105) | NS |
Abnormities in psychomotor developmentd | 8.3% | 0% | 0.048 | 0% | 1.3% | NS |
Abnormities in nutritional statusd | 0% | 2% | NS | 0% | 1.3% | NS |
Abnormities in visiond | 0% | 2% | NS | 0% | 9% | NS |
Abnormities in hearingd | 0% | 0% | NS | 0% | 0% | NS |
Abnormities in speechd | 30.8% | 23.5% | NS | 9.1% | 19.2% | NS |
Abnormities in school readiness testd | 8.3% | 0% | 0.048 | 0% | 1.3% | NS |
Breastfeeding | 87.5% | 92.3% | NS | 81.8% | 76.9% | NS |
Abnormities in vaccination | 12.5% | 13.5% | NS | 0% | 12.8% | NS |
Need for regular specialist observation | 44% | 47.5% | NS | 36.4% | 46.2% | NS |
Any illness/ hospitalisation | 62.5% | 23.9% | 0.022 | 36.4% | 29.5% | NS |
Need for regular drug therapy | 37.5% | 16.4% | NS | 18.1% | 19.2% | NS |