Table 2 Comparing the demographic and clinical features, ABG findings, and neonatal outcomes in pregnancies with and without GDM.^a

Age; y

31.4 ± 6.3 [19.0, 42.0]

33.2 ± 6.0 [18.2, 42.0]

0.014^b

BMI; kg/m²

29.1 ± 4.2 [22.9, 39.9]

29.9 ± 4.7 [23.5, 42.7]

0.124^b

Gravida; n

2.7 ± 1.0 [1.0, 5.0]

2.9 ± 1.2 [1.0, 5.0]

0.205^b

Gestational age at delivery; w

38.5 ± 0.8 [37.0, 40.0]

38.5 ± 0.8 [37.0, 40.0]

0.486^b

Conception

Spontaneous

305 (88.9)

38 (78.2)

0.008^c

ART

68 (11.1)

19 (21.8)

pH

7.36 ± 0.06 [7.2, 7.5]

7.33 ± 0.08 [7.1, 7.5]

0.006^b*

PCO₂; mmHg

44.88 ± 19.81 [33.4, 59.0]

47.59 ± 9.92 [32.5, 74.9]

0.215^b

PO₂; mmHg

13.05 ± 5.74 [5.0, 25.4]

13.13 ± 5.33 [6.2, 28.4]

0.902^b

HCO₃; mEq/L

22.95 ± 2.58 [17.5, 28.0]

22.85 ± 3.10 [16.9, 29.9]

0.760^b

BD; mEq/L

-0.50 ± 2.74 [-6.0, 3.1]

-1.82 ± 3.79 [-14.8, 3.0]

0.003^b*

Birthweight; g

3207.2 ± 439.8 [2150.0, 3980.0]

3253.6 ± 621.8 [1868.0, 4560.0]

0.514^b

1-minute Apgar score

8.0 ± 1.0 [6.0, 9.0]

7.7 ± 1.3 [4.2, 9.0]

0.060^b

5-minute Apgar score

9.3 ± 0.9 [7.0, 10.0]

9.1 ± 0.9 [7.0, 10.0]

0.146^b

Resuscitation at birth

41 (12.0)

25 (28.7)

< 0.001^c*†

NICU admission

58 (16.9)

30 (34.5)

< 0.001^c*†