First pregnancy with diabetes

Second or greater pregnancy with diabetes

Number of subjects

42

29

Maternal age (years)

28.3 ± 5.1

29.8 ± 5.4

Maternal race
   Caucasian
   African-American
   Asian/Pacific Islander
   Other
   Unknown


26 (62%)
 8 (19%)
 0 (0%)
 6 (14%)
 2 (5%)


11 (38%)
 8 (28%)
 1 (3%)
 6 (21%)
 3 (10%)

Body mass index at conception (kg/m2)

30.4 ±7.1

31.7 ± 7.8

Age at diagnosis (years)

22.4 ± 9.4

19.1 ± 8.8

Control of diabetes
   Diet
   Oral medication
   Insulin shots
   Insulin pump


 4 (10%)
22 (53%)
10 (24%)
 6 (13%)


 2 (7%)
 8 (28%)
 9 (31%)
10 (34%)

Type of diabetesa
   Insulin use prior to pregnancy
   No insulin use prior to pregnancy


17 (40%)
25 (60%)


 18 (62%)
 11 (38%)
aThere was no statistically significant between the two groups, however there was a non-significant trend towards a higher proportion of patients taking insulin prior to pregnancy in the second or greater pregnancy with diabetes group compared to the group with their first diabetic pregnancy (p=0.08)
Table 1: Characteristics of patients by number of pregnancies with diabetes.