| Metabolic syndrome, n = 106 Mean ± SD, median [interquartile range], or n (%) | No metabolic syndrome, n = 186 Mean ± SD, median [interquartile range], or n (%) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Time to follow up, months | 6.0 [6–8] | 6.0 [6–7] | 0.02a |
Age | 32.61 ± 5.12 | 31.98 ± 5.24 | 0.32 |
BMI, m/kg2 | 35.76 ± 7.94 | 29.24 ± 6.96 | < 0.001a |
Gravidity | 2.89 ± 2.06 | 2.70 ± 1.61 | 0.39 |
Parity | 2.18 ± 1.58 | 2.02 ± 1.13 | 0.37 |
Australian born | 59 (55.66) | 102 (54.84) | 0.89 |
Interpreter required | 16 (15.09) | 29 (15.59) | 0.91 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.92 |
 Caucasian | 59 (55.66) | 100 (53.76) |  |
 Aboriginal | 2 (1.89) | 4 (2.15) |  |
 African | 3 (2.83) | 12 (6.45) |  |
 Asian | 21 (19.81) | 37 (19.89) |  |
 Hispanic | 1 (0.94) | 2 (1.08) |  |
 Indian subcontinent | 10 (9.43) | 15 (8.06) |  |
 Middle eastern | 10 (9.43) | 16 (8.60) |  |
Referring complicationb | |||
 HDP, n = 104 | 42 (39.62) | 62 (33.33) | 0.28 |
 GDM, n = 206 | 82 (77.36) | 124 (66.66) | 0.05 |
 IUGR, n = 25 | 6 (5.66) | 19 (10.22) | 0.18 |
 SPTB, n = 6 | 3 (2.83) | 3 (1.61) | 0.48 |
 PA, n = 4 | 1 (0.94) | 4 (2.15) | 0.64 |