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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants according to clinical cutoffs concentrations of serum 25(OH)D

From: Sufficience serum vitamin D before 20 weeks of pregnancy reduces the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Clinical cutoffs

25(OH)D

< 20 (ng/mL)

20–30 (ng/mL)

≥ 30 (ng/mL)

p value

No. of participants

4070 (48.1%)

3382 (40.0%)

1016 (11.9%)

 

GDM, N (%)

492 (12.09%)

329 (9.73%)

98 (9.65%)

 

Age (years), mean (SD)

29.17 ± 2.82

29.10 ± 2.81

28.95 ± 2.91

0.099

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

21.11 ± 2.87

21.08 ± 2.87

20.74 ± 2.81

< 0.001

Laboratory results mean (SD)

 25(OH)D (ng/mL)

15.10 ± 3.17

24.27 ± 2.75

34.71 ± 4.41

< 0.001

 Tg (mmol/L)

1.33 ± 0.56

1.34 ± 0.74

1.32 ± 0.57

0.79

 Tch (mmol/L)

4.46 ± 0.73

4.44 ± 0.73

4.39 ± 0.70

0.012

 Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

4.51 ± 0.38

4.46 ± 0.35

4.49 ± 0.35

0.015

  1. BMI body mass index, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, Tg triglycerides, Tch total cholesterol