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Table 3 Summary of the results of Univariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors associated with hyperglycaemia N = 251

From: Prevalence of hyperglycaemia first detected during pregnancy and subsequent obstetric outcomes at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya

 

Normoglycaemia

Hyperglycaemia

Chi square

Df

p-value

OR (95% CI)

Age in years: mean (sd)

29.08 (4.88)

29.61 (5.17)

  

0.43

 

Gestation age at OGTT (weeks) mean (sd)

32.64 (2.78)

32.62 (3.14)

  

0.74

 

BMI: mean (sd)

26.31 (4.41)

27.88 (4.96)

  

0.01

 

Presence of at least one risk factor n (%)

  

8.26

1

0.005

 

 No

72 (42.1)

19 (23.8)

   

Ref

 Yes

99 (57.9)

61 (76.3)

   

2.34 (1.28–4.25)

Parity n (%)

  

8.19

2

0.03

 

 ≤1

90 (52.6)

40 (50.0)

   

Ref

 2–4

77 (45.0)

31 (38.8)

0.91 (0.52–1.58)

 ≥5

4 (2.3)

9 (11.3)

5.06 (1.47–17.41)

Age groups (years) n (%)

  

1.02

3

0.80

 

 <25

35 (20.5)

16 (20.0)

   

Ref

 25–29

60 (35.1)

24 (30.0)

   

0.88 (0.41–1.87)

 30–34

46 (26.9)

26 (32.5)

   

1.24 (0.58–2.65)

 ≥35

30 (17.5)

    

1.02 (0.41–2.43)

BMI: n (%)

  

5.10

1

0.02

 

 ≤30

138 (80.7)

54 (67.5)

   

Ref

 >30

33 (19.3)

26 (32.5)

2.01 (1.10–3.68)

Family history of DM n (%)

  

2.27

2

0.01

 

 No

106 (62.0)

35 (43.8)

   

Ref

 Yes

35 (20.5)

29 (36.3)

   

2.51 (1.35–4.68)

 Unknown

30 (17.5)

16 (20.0)

   

1.62 (0.79–3.31)

History of macrosomic baby (>4 kg) n (%)

  

0.88

1

0.34

 

 No

145 (84.8)

64 (80.0)

   

Ref

 Yes

26 (15.2)

16 (20.0)

   

1.39 (0.70–2.78)