From: Telomere length, pre-eclampsia, and gestational diabetes
 | GDM Cases | Control Subjects | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (N = 25) | (N = 50) |  | ||
 | n | % | n | % |  |
Maternal Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.29 |
   20-24 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 |  |
   25-29 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 28 |  |
   30-34 | 19 | 76 | 31 | 62 |  |
Maternal Age (years)†| 30.9 ± 0.7 | 29.5 ± 0.5 | 0.08 | ||
Maternal Race/Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Non-Hispanic White | 25 | 100 | 50 | 100 | --- |
Unmarried | 3 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 0.74 |
≤ 12 years Education | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.59 |
Nulliparous | 12 | 48 | 50 | 100 | <0.01 |
Smoked During Pregnancy | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14.8 | 0.54 |
Pre-pregnancy BMI*†| 27.8 ± 1.5 | 22.4 ± 0.4 | <0.01 | ||
Pre-pregnancy BMI* | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.01 |
   < 20 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 26 |  |
   20-24.9 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 54 |  |
   25-29.9 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 16 |  |
   ≥ 30 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 4 |  |
Annual Household Income (US$) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <30,000 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 0.93 |
   30,000-69,999 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 34 |  |
   70,000+ | 12 | 48 | 23 | 46 |  |
   Unknown | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |  |
Physical inactive during pregnancy | 10 | 40 | 16 | 32 | 0.49 |
Family history of diabetes mellitus | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0.21 |
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 39.0 ± 0.2 | 39.7 ± 0.2 | 0.05 | ||
Time from last meal to blood drawn (hours) | 3.25 ± 0.74 | 1.68 ± 0.19 | <0.01 | ||
Telomere length†| 0.73 ± 0.02 | 0.77 ± 0.02 | 0.20 | ||
   Median (inter-quartile range) | 0.72 (0.69, 0.76) | 0.77 (0.70, 0.84) | 0.10 |