Maternal characteristics | Number and percentage of patients with GDM (N = 35) | Number and percentage of patients without GDM (N = 200) | t# or χ2 | P value |
Age (years) |
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18 - 25 | 2 (5.7%) | 37 (18.5%) | 3.52 | 0.07 |
26 - 30 | 5 (14.3%) | 60 (30%) | 3.68 | 0.06 |
31 - 40 | 12 (34.3%) | 86 (43%) | 0.93 | 0.78 |
35+ | 16 (45.7%) | 17 (8.5%) | 34.18* | 0.001 |
Occupation |
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Civil servant | 16 (45.7%) | 64 (32.0%) | 2.50 | 0.11 |
Trader | 11 (31.4%) | 56 (28.0%) | 0.17 | 0.75 |
House wife | 4 (11.4%) | 52 (26.0%) | 3.48 | 0.08 |
Students | 1 (2.9%) | 18 (9.0%) | 1.51 | 0.20 |
Artisan | 3 (8.6) | 10 (5.0%) | 0.73 | 0.65 |
Educational status |
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No formal education | 7 (20.0%) | 62 (31.0%) | 1.74 | 0.73 |
Primary | 2 (5.6%) | 20 (10.0%) | 0.65 | 0.55 |
Secondary | 6 (17.4%) | 46 (23.0%) | 0.59 | 0.53 |
Tertiary | 20 (57.0%) | 72 (36.0%) | 5.59* | 0.02 |
Ethnic group |
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Ikwerre | 10 (28.6%) | 65 (33.0%) | 0.21 | 0.21 |
Ogoni | 7 (20.0%) | 33 (17.0%) | 0.27 | 0.22 |
Ijaw | 2 (5.7%) | 18 (9.0%) | 0.41 | 0.29 |
Others | 16 (45.7%) | 84 (42.0%) | 0.65 | 0.61 |
Parity |
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0 | 9 (26.0%) | 81 (40.5%) | 1.00 | 0.65 |
1 | 13 (37.0%) | 107 (53.5%) | 3.19 | 0.08 |
2 or more | 13 (37.0%) | 12 (6%) | 30.39* | 0.001 |