| Table 4: Data from glucose challenge test and oral glucose tolerance test | |||
| Group; mean (and SD), unless otherwise stated | |||
| Test data | Controls | Treated | Not treated |
| Glucose challenge test | |||
| Gestational age at time of test, wk | 26.0 (1.6) | 26.2 (1.7) | 26.2 (1.9) |
| Glucose level, mmol/L | |||
| Patients at Hôpital Sainte-Justine | 7.5 (1.3) | 10.2* (0.9) | 9.6*# (0.9) |
| Patients at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
and Centre hospitalier de Rouyn-Noranda |
6.5 (1.1) | 9.4* (1.1) | 8.9*## (1.2) |
| Oral glucose tolerance test | |||
| Gestational age at time of test, wk | 27.5 (2.9) | 27.8 ( 3.1) | 27.2 (3.5) |
| Fasting glucose level, mmol/L | |||
| Patients at Hôpital Sainte-Justine | 4.8 (0.4) | 5.2* (0.5) | 4.9 (0.5)§ |
| Patients at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
and Centre hospitalier de Rouyn-Noranda |
4.6 (0.4) | 5.0* (0.7) | 4.4§ (0.3) |
| Glucose level at 1 h, mmol/L | |||
| Patients at Hôpital Sainte-Justine | 9.4 (1.0) | 11.9* (1.0) | 11.2*## (1.3) |
| Patients at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
and Centre hospitalier de Rouyn-Noranda |
8.2 (1.5) | 11.0* (1.6) | 10.2* (1.4) |
| Glucose level at 2 h, mmol/L | |||
| Patients at Hôpital Sainte-Justine | 7.5 (1.0) | 9.3* (1.3) | 8.8* (1.4) |
| Patients at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
and Centre hospitalier de Rouyn-Noranda |
6.7 (1.2) | 9.4* (1.3) | 8.5* (1.5) |
| Glucose level at 3 h, mmol/L | |||
| Patients at Hôpital Sainte-Justine | 5.7 (1.3) | 7.0* (1.3) | 6.7* (1.5) |
| Patients at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
and Centre hospitalier de Rouyn-Noranda |
5.4 (1.3) | 6.6* (1.7) | 6.7 (1.6) |
| No. (and %) of patients with abnormal results | |||
| 1 abnormal result | -- | 38 (31.7) | 38# (76.0) |
| >=2 abnormal results | -- | 82 (68.3) | 12 (24.0) |
| *p < 0.001 compared with controls.
#p < 0.001 compared with women who were treated. ##p < 0.05 compared with women who were treated. §p < 0.01 compared with women who were treated. ||p < 0.01 compared with controls. | |||