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Table 3 Weight gain, oral glucose tolerance test at weeks 26-28 and requirement of insulin therapy (mean ± SD or numbers, percentage in parentheses).

From: Feasibility of a lifestyle intervention in early pregnancy to prevent deterioration of glucose tolerance

Outcomes

Lifestyle intervention group n = 27a

Close follow-up group n = 27

p valueb

Total weight gain (kg)

11.4 ± 6.0

13.9 ± 5.1

NS

Weight at the end of pregnancy ( kg)

88.6 ± 14.4

84.1 ± 11.3

NS

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

4.6 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.3

NS

OGTT 1-hour glucose (mmol/l)

6.9 ± 1.7

6.9 ± 1.7

NS

OGTT 2-hour glucose (mmol/l)

6.1 ± 1.4

6.0 ± 1.2

NS

Area under the curve (mmol/l/2 h)

12.3 ± 2.4

12.1 ± 2.2

NS

Gestational diabetes

3 (11.1)

1 (3.7)

NS

Insulin therapy

0

0

NS

  1. aAn OGTT was carried out in 26 (96.3%) women in the lifestyle intervention group.
  2. bp value: Student's t-test for independent samples or Fisher's exact test was used.