Association between gestational diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia in the Buea Health District, Cameroon

Table 5 Clinical and lifestyle factors associated with gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women, n (%)

Factors	GDM		aOR (95%CI)	P value
	No	Yes
Physical activity
Daily	55 (93.2)	4 (6.8)	1
Never	10 (90.9)	1 (9.1)	1.38 (0.14-13.61)	1.00
Often	32 (88.9)	4 (11.1)	1.83 (0.43-7.86)	0.46
Infrequently	4 (57.1)	3 (42.9)	10.31 (1.69-6.93)	0.02
Fruits and vegetables
No	8 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	1
Yes	93 (88.6)	12 (11.4)	-	0.59
Family history of diabetes
No	47 (95.9)	2 (4.1)	1
Yes	54 (84.4)	10 (15.6)	4.35 (0.91-2.10)	0.04
Number of births
0	9 (90.0)	1 (10.0)	1
≤ 2	66 (91.7)	6 (8.3)	0.82 (0.09-7.59)	1.00
> 2	26 (83.9)	5 (16.1)	1.73 (0.18-16.87)	1.00
Number of miscarriages
0	87 (90.6)	9 (9.4)	1
1	9 (75.0)	3 (25.0)	3.22 (0.74-14.09)	0.12
2	5 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	-	1.00
Gestational age
2nd trimester	33 (97.1)	1 (2.9)	1
3rd trimester	68 (86.1)	11 (13.9)	5.34 (0.66-43.4)	0.10

aOR: Adjusted odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; GDM: Gestational diabetes mellitus.