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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

From: Reproducibility of the 75 g oral glucose tolerance test for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus in a sub-Saharan African population

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age

 15–24

148

37

 25–34

228

57

 35–45

24

6

Level of education

 Primary

137

24.2

 Secondary

195

48.8

 University

68

17

Parity

 0

120

30

 1–3

257

64.3

 ≥ 4

23

5.7

Gestational age (weeks)

 24

76

19

 25

92

23

 26

64

16

 27

132

33

 28

40

10

Risk factors for GDM

 Past history of macrosomia

11

2.8

 Past history of GDM

14

2.0

 Obesity before pregnancy

3

0.8

  1. GDM gestational diabetes mellitus
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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