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Table 2 Comparison (within group and between group) of glycemic parameters and insulin resistance between baseline (6 weeks) and 12 months postpartum (mean + SD)

From: The impact of a culturally adapted lifestyle intervention on the glycaemic profile of mothers with GDM one year after delivery – a community-based, cluster randomized trial in Sri Lanka

Outcome

Intervention

Control

Difference (p)

FPG (mg/dl)

   

Baseline

89.6 (11.2)

91.9 (10.7)

2.3 (0.7)

12 months

87.3 (4.9)

123.2 (36.8)

28.4 (< 0.01)

Difference (p)

2.3 (0.0)

31.3 (0.1)

 

2-hour post-OGTT plasma glucose (mg/dl)

   

Baseline

109.2 (17.4)

113.4 (15.9)

4.2 (0.7)

12 months

106.5 (4.5)

156.1 (37.9)

50.5 (< 0.01)

Difference (p)

2.6 (< 0.01)

42.7 (< 0.01)

 

HbA1c (%)

   

Baseline

6.2 (1.6)

6.8 (2.2)

0.5 (0.07)

12 months

5.3 (0.4)

6.8 (1.9)

1.5 (< 0.01)

Difference

0.9 (0.0)

0.0 (0.8)

 

HOMA-ir

   

Baseline

1.9 (1.9)

2.5 (2.9)

0.6 (0.6)

12 months

0.9 (0.4)

2.3 (1.3)

0.2 (< 0.01)

Difference

1 (< 0.01)

0.6 (0.6)

 
  1. p-paired sample T test p > 0.05 (p = 0.05)