Table 1 Baseline characteristics of mothers
Baseline variables | n = 113 |
|---|---|
Mean age (y), mean ± SD | 34.2 ± 4.2 |
Ethnicity, No. (%) | |
White | 64 (56.6%) |
Asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino) | 27 (23.9%) |
Other (South Asian, Black, other) | 22 (19.5%) |
Pre-pregnancy BMI1 (kg/m2), | |
Mean ± SD | 24.3 ± 4.6 |
Obese (> 30 kg/m2), No. (%) | 11 (9.7%) |
Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2), No (%) | 30 (26.5%) |
Healthy (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), No (%) | 72 (63.7%) |
3-month post-partum BMI1 (kg/m2), | |
Mean ± SD | 26.4 ± 5.2 |
Obese (> 30 kg/m2), No. (%) | 17 (15.0%) |
Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2), No. (%) | 46 (40.7%) |
Healthy (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), No. (%) | 50 (44.2%) |
Glucose tolerance status, No. (%) | |
Gestational diabetes mellitus | 24 (21.2%) |
Impaired glucose tolerance | 20 (17.7%) |
Normoglycemic | 69 (61.1%) |
Mode of delivery, No. (%) | |
Vaginal | 64 (56.6%) |
Scheduled Caesarean section | 21 (18.6%) |
Unscheduled Caesarean section | 28 (24.8%) |