Table 1
Maternal characteristics
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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Number of subjects | 20 | 20 | 18 | 30 |
Age (years) | 25.0 (1.5) | 24.0 (1.6) | 25.0 (1.8) | 25.0 (1.3) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.4 (1.9) | 22.1 (1.6) | 22.8 (1.7) | 21.8 (2.3) |
Weight gain (kg) | 11.8 (0.8) | 9.8 (0.7) | 12.0 (0.9) | 10.5 (0.6) |
Parity | 2.0 (1.0) | 2.0 (1.0) | 2.0 (1.0) | 2.0 (1.0) |
Hb A1 (%) | 8.9 (0.3)* | 6.3 (0.4)** | 6.0 (0.3)** | 5.8 (0.2)** |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 8.7 (0.4)* | 5.2 (0.1)** | 4.8 (0.2)** | 4.9 (0.2)** |
Birth weight (g) | 4650 (90)* | 3616 (98)** | 4555 (86)* | 3290 (45)** |
Gestational age (weeks) | 38.5 (0.3) | 39.5 (0.6) | 39.0 (0.5) | 39.5 (0.8) |
Cord insulin (mU/l) | 40.02 (1.62)* | 12.23 (1.39)** | 10.65 (1.09)** | 10.38 (1.11)** |