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Table 1 The baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Potential risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in females undergoing in vitro fertilization: a pilot study

 

IVF group (n = 55)

SC Group (n = 55)

P-value

No

%

No

%

Age at the time of conception (years)

37.54 ± 1.24

37.83 ± 1.08

0.192a

Pre- Pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

 Normal (18.5 – 24.9)

5

9.1

4

7.3

0.112c

 Overweight (25– 29.9)

31

56.4

21

38.2

 Obese (≥ 30)

19

34.5

30

54.5

Pre-pregnancy systolic BP (mmHg)

112.91 ± 12.05

116.91 ± 11.16

0.074a

Pre-pregnancy diastolic BP (mmHg)

71.09 ± 10.48

72.27 ± 10.71

0.560a

Family history of diabetes

19

34.5

30

54.5

0.035*b

  1. a: p-value (< 0.05) was considered significant using the student t-test
  2. b: p-value (< 0.05) was considered significant using the Chi-Square test
  3. c: p-value (< 0.05) was considered significant using the Monte- Carlo Exact test