Table 2.

Prevalence of hyperglycemia among pregnant women at Kawempe National Referral Hospital.

Participant variableHIP (n=25)No HIP (n=199)P-value
N (%)N (%)
ANC visit at enrollment2 (1)2 (1)0.857
First16 (64.0)126 (63.3)0.277
Second5 (20)22 (11.1)
Third0 (0)19 (9.5)
Fourth and more4 (16)32 (16.1)
Age, mean (±SD)28.4 ± 4.826.0 ± 5.00.027
<25 years7 (28)79 (39.7)0.257
≥25 years18 (72)120 (60.3)
Marital status   
Married25 (100)179 (89.9)0.252
Single0 (0)12 (6.0)
Widowed0 (0)8 (4.0)
Education level   
Informal0 (0)4 (2.0)0.661
Primary7 (28)39 (19.6)
Secondary13 (52)104 (52.3)
Tertiary5 (20)52 (26.1)
Occupational status   
Business13 (52)86 (43.2)0.666
Professional5 (20)41 (20.6)
Unemployed7 (28)72 (36.2)
Smoking status   
Former0 (0)2 (1.0)>0.999
Never25 (100)197 (99.0)
Alcohol usage   
Current2 (8)10 (5.0)0.324
Former6 (24)32 (16.1)
Never17 (68)157 (78.9)
Family history of diabetes   
No20 (80)165 (82.9)0.717
Yes5 (20)34 (17.1)
District of residence   
Kampala17 (68)139 (69.8)0.061
Wakiso6 (24)56 (28.1)
Mpigi1 (4)3 (1.5)
Mukono0 (0)1 (0.5)
Entebbe1 (4)0 (0.0)
Residence   
Peri-Urban3 (12)60 (30.2)0.062
Urban22 (88)139 (69.8)
HIV status   
Positive1 (4)5 (2.5)0.513
Negative24 (96)194 (97.5)
BCG scar   
Yes10 (40)52 (26.1)0.144
No15 (60)147 (73.9)
Family history oftuberculosis   
Yes4 (16)18 (9.0)0.282
No21 (84)181 (91.0)
Tuberculosis contact   
Yes6 (24)13 (6.5)0.003
No19 (76)186 (93.5)
Family size   
≤419 (76)158 (79.4)0.694
≥56 (24)41 (20.6)
Symptoms of diabetes   
Yes4 (16)39 (19.6)0.793
No21 (84)160 (80.4)
Gravidity   
Primigravida4 (16)74 (37.2)0.112
Multigravida16 (64)104 (52.3)
Grand multigravida3 (12)16 (8.0)
Great grand multigravida2 (8)5 (2.5)
Previous abortion   
Yes7 (28)29 (14.6)0.085
No18 (72)170 (85.4)
Gestation age atenrollment (weeks;mean ± SD)25.8 ± 7.726.7 ± 7.30.558
Trimester at enrollment   
11 (4)11 (5.5)0.922
212 (48)89 (44.7)
312 (48)99 (49.7)
Anthropometry, mean ± SD   
Weight (kilograms)71.4 ± 15.068.6 ± 12.00.274
Height (meters)1.6 ± 0.071.6 ± 0.060.408
BMI (kg/m2)28.7 ± 5.927.1 ± 4.60.113
Waist circumference (centimeters)97.5 ± 13.494.9 ± 10.00.227
Hip circumference (centimeters)107.8 ± 10.4103.3 ± 9.70.032
Waist-hip circumference0.92 ± 0.080.92 ± 0.080.327
Blood pressure atenrollment, Mean ± (SD)   
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) *122 ± 12125 ± 180.394
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) *77 ± 878 ± 130.759
Normal23 (92)165 (82.9)0.386
Hypertension2 (8)34 (17.1)
HIP, hyperglycemia in pregnancy. *Average of two measurements taken.

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