Demographics between Australian Chinese migrants and native Chinese
| Demographics | Australian Chinese immigrants* n=491 | Native Chinese n=1000 | P value† |
| Maternal age, years | 32.7 (4.4) | 29.1 (3.9) | <0.001 |
| BMI at booking, kg/m2 | 22.4 (3.5) | 22.2 (3.0) | 0.20 |
| GA at booking, weeks | 15.7 (7.4) | 15.0 (2.0) | 0.01 |
| Nulliparous, yes (%) | 225 (45.8%) | 1000 (100%) | <0.001 |
| GDM point prevalence | |||
| Crude, n (%) | 97 (19.8%) | 146 (14.6%) | 0.01 |
| Adjusted for age and BMI at booking, n (%) | 97 (19.7%) | 146 (14.6%) | 0.01 |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/L | 4.4 (0.7) | 4.5 (0.4) | 0.02 |
| 1-hour glucose level, mmol/L | 7.8 (2.2) | 7.6 (1.6) | 0.02 |
| 2-hour glucose level, mmol/L | 6.8 (1.9) | 6.4 (1.3) | <0.001 |
| GA at delivery, weeks | 38.9 (1.8) | 39.4 (1.5) | <0.001 |
| Male offspring, yes (%) | 264 (53.8%) | -- | -- |
| Offspring birth weight, g | 3278.4 (508.3) | -- | -- |
P value < 0.05 is italized.
*Born in either China Mainland, Taiwan or Hong Kong.
†Student’s t-test and χ2 test between Australian Chinese immigrants and native Chinese residents.
BMI, body mass index; GA, gestational age; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.