Relationship between age of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus and mode of delivery and neonatal Apgar score

Table 1 Comparison of general data of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus in two groups

General data		Right age group (n = 377)	Older group (n = 206)	t/χ2	P
Pregnancy mode	Natural pregnancy	343 (90.98)	170 (82.52)	9.018	0.003
	Assisted pregnancy	34 (9.02)	36 (17.48)
Education level	Primary school and below	4 (1.06)	5 (2.43)	5.054	0.080
	Junior high school	80 (21.22)	57 (27.67)
	College degree or above	293 (77.72)	144 (69.90)
BMI before pregnancy (kg/m2)		22.30 ± 3.77	22.80 ± 3.75	1.534	0.126
Gestational weight gain (kg)		10.83 ± 15.21	9.20 ± 16.15	1.210	0.227
FBG (mmol/L)		4.93 ± 1.14	4.89 ± 0.69	0.460	0.646
≤ 37 wk gestation		110 (29.18)	84 (40.78)	8.072	0.004
No. of Pregnancies	1	134 (35.54)	24 (11.65)	38.493	< 0.001
	≥ 2	243 (64.46)	182 (88.35)
Delivery times	0	226 (59.95)	59 (28.64)	52.441	< 0.001
	1	129 (34.22)	123 (59.71)
	≥ 2	22 (5.84)	24 (11.65)
Pre-pregnancy blood glucose screening	Yes	159 (42.18)	67 (32.52)	5.227	0.022
	No	218 (57.82)	139 (67.48)

BMI: Body mass index; FBG: Fasting blood glucose.