Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population

Age (years)

25.9 (± 5.20)

28.2 (± 5.80)

0.509

Gestational age (week.day)

12.7 (± 3.10)

12.5 (± 3.50)

0.306

GDM prevalence

–

17.3%

–

Parity

1 (1–1)

3 (2–4)**

0.0001

Weight (kg)

66.0 (± 13.8)

72.0 (± 19.8)

0.081

Height (m)

1.57 (± 0.06)

1.53 (± 0.07)

0.567

Gestational BMI (kg/m²)

26.6 (± 5.16)

30.4 (± 6.79)

0.159

Normal weight (%)

28 (45.1)

3 (23.0)

1.000

Overweight (%)

19 (30.6)

2 (15.3)

1.000

Obesity I (%)

11 (17.7)

3 (23.0)

0.356

Obesity II (%)

3 (4.83)

4 (30.7)

0.013^a, 0.021^b

Obesity III (%)

1 (1.61)

1 (7.60)

0.231