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

Table 8 Clinical and social characteristics associated with dyslipidemia in pregnant women in the Buea Health District, n (%)

Factors	Dyslipidemia		aOR (95%CI)	P value
	No	Yes
Physical activity
Daily	37 (80.4)	9 (19.6)	1
Never	9 (45.0)	11 (55.0)	0.88 (0.30-2.56)	1.00
Often	25 (67.6)	12 (32.4)	1.20 (0.41-3.51)	0.79
Infrequently	14 (77.8)	4 (22.2)	0.57 (0.15-2.25)	0.51
Fruits and vegetables
No	5 (65.20	3 (37.5)	1
Yes	72 (65.3)	33 (34.70	0.76 (0.17-3.39)	0.71
Family history of diabetes
No	33 (67.3)	16 (32.7)	1
Yes	44 (68.8)	20 (31.3)	0.94 (0.42-2.08)	1.00
Number of births
0	5 (50.0)	5 (50.0)	1
≤ 2	54 (75.0)	18 (25.0)	0.33 (0.09-1.28)	0.13
> 2	18 (58.1)	13 (41.9)	0.72 (0.17-3.02)	0.72
Number of miscarriages
0	68 (70.8_	28 (29.2)	1
1	7 (58.3)	5 (41.7)	1.73 (0.51-5.930	0.51
2	2 (40.0)	3 (60.0)	3.64 (0.58-22.99)	0.17
Gestational age
2nd trimester	28 (82.4)	6 (17.6)	1
3rd trimester	49 (62.0)	30 (37.9)	2.86 (1.06-7.70)	0.04

aOR: Adjusted odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.