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)

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

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

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

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

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