Healthy neonates IDM P a,b,c OR (95% CI)
Number 27 27    
GA (weeks, median [min – max]) 38 (36 – 40) 38 (36 – 39) N.S.b N.A. (0.02, 0.93)
BW (g, x ± SD) 3143 ± 317 3176 ± 429 N.S.a N.A. (-242, 162
Cesarean delivery [n (%)] 12 (44) 14 (52) N.S.c 1.35 (0.46, 3.93)
Male sex [n (%)] 15 (56 ) 16 (59) N.S.c 0.86 (0.29, 2.53)
PI (g/cm3, x ± SD) 2.45 ± 0.26 2.56 ± 0.31 N.S.a N.A. (-0.25, 0.02)
Triceps skinfold thickness (mm, x ± SD) 4.6 ± 0.89 4.6 ± 0.91 N.S.a N.A. (-0.49, 0.54)
Quardiceps skinfold thickness (mm, x ± SD) 6.2 ± 1.2 6.8 ± 2.2 N.S.a N.A. (-1.61, 0.35)
Blood glucose  (mmol/L, x ± SD) 4.2 ± 1.1 3.1 ± 1.0 .001a N.A. (0.47, 1.71)
Blood β-hydroxy-butyrate (mmol/L, median [min – max]) 0.2 (0.1 – 0.4) 0.2 (0.1 – 0.3) N.S.b N.A.
Triglycerides (mmol/L, median [min – max]) 0.44 (0.25 – 2.21) 0.60 (0.27 – 2.02) 0.007b  N.A.
Cholesterol (mmol/L, x ± SD) 1.77 ± 0.39 1.89 ± 0.79 N.S.a N.A. (-0.48, 0.23)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L, x ± SD) 0.94 ± 0.24 0.85 ± 0.30 N.S.a N.A. (-0.07, 0.25)
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L, x±SD) 0.65 ± 0.19 0.81 ± 0.50 N.S.a N.A. (-0.39, 0.06)
a t-test; b Mann-Whitney test; c Fisher exact test; NS: Not Significant; IDM: Infants of Diabetic Mothers; NA: Not Applicable
Table 2: Clinical and biochemical data in neonates of gestational diabetic versus non-diabetic mothers.