Table 1

Maternal and infant characteristics, type 1 diabetes and non-diabetic reference population

Type 1 diabetes, N=3457Non-diabetic population, N=764 498p Value*
Maternal characteristics
 Nordic, n (%)3194 (92)643 608 (84)<0.001
 Swedish origin, n (%)3151 (91)628 534 (82)<0.001
 Maternal age, years (median, IQR)30 (27–34)30 (27–33)<0.001
 Smoking first trimester, n (%)384 (11)72 766 (10)0.001
 Primipara, n (%)1559 (45)337 199 (44)0.242
 BMI, kg/m2 (median, IQR)25.1 (23.0–28.4)23.6 (21.6–26.4)<0.001
 Overweight (BMI ≥25–29.9), n (%)1195 (35)200 600 (26)<0.001
 Obese (BMI ≥30), n (%)618 (18)82331 (11)<0.001
 Height, cm (median, IQR)167 (162–170)167 (162–170)0.250
 Chronic hypertension, n (%)92 (2.7)2472 (0.32)<0.001
Infant characteristics
 Male, n (%)1758 (51)393 324 (51)0.485
 Gestational age, weeks (median, IQR)38 (37–39)40 (39–41)<0.001
 Preterm delivery, n (%)741 (21)35 878 (4.7)<0.001
 Birth weight, g (median, IQR)3805 (3350–4265)3575 (3240–3915)<0.001
 Birth length, cm (median, IQR)51 (49–52)51 (49–52)0.576
 LGA, BW >90 percentile, n (%)1694 (49)81 142 (11)<0.001
 AGA, BW 10–90 percentile, n (%)1661 (48)614 784 (80)<0.001
 SGA, BW <10 percentile, n (%)109 (3.2)76 214 (10)<0.001
  • * χ2 test, ranksum test.

  • AGA, appropriate for gestational age; BMI, body mass index; BW, birth weight; LGA, large for gestational age; SGA, small for gestational age.