Effect of individualized nutrition interventions on clinical outcomes of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Table 1 Baseline data of the two groups of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Factors	Control group (n = 200)	Research group (n = 210)	χ2/t value	P value
Age (yr)	29.66 ± 4.94	29.44 ± 6.07	0.401	0.688
Gestational age (wk)	38.90 ± 5.16	39.16 ± 5.32	0.502	0.616
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)	20.10 ± 2.27	20.36 ± 2.38	1.131	0.259
Primiparity (yes/no)			0.995	0.318
Yes	119 (59.50)	135 (64.29)
No	81 (40.50)	75 (35.71)
Educational level			0.432	0.511
Junior college or below	104 (52.00)	116 (55.24)
Bachelor degree or above	96 (48.00)	94 (44.76)

BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Perinatal complications in the two groups of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Factors	Control group (n = 200)	Research group (n = 210)	χ2	P value
Cesarean section	14 (7.00)	7 (3.33)	-	-
Premature rupture of membranes	7 (3.50)	4 (1.90)	-	-
Postpartum hemorrhage	10 (5.00)	0 (0.00)	-	-
Pregnancy induced hypertension	20 (10.00)	6 (2.86)	-	-
Total	51 (25.50)	17 (8.10)	22.430	< 0.001

Table 3 Adverse events in neonates born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus in the two groups

Factors	Control group (n = 200)	Research group (n = 210)	χ2	P value
Premature infant	18 (9.00)	12 (5.71)	-	-
Macrosomia	15 (7.50)	3 (1.43)	-	-
Hypoglycemia	11 (5.50)	0 (0.00)	-	-
Respiratory distress syndrome	13 (6.50)	4 (1.90)	-	-
Total	57 (28.50)	19 (9.05)	25.670	< 0.001