Table 3 Obstetric history of the study participants attending antenatal care at Gondar town public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia: March 2018–January 2019 (N = 588)
Variables | Total participants (n = 588) | Normal (n = 502) | GDM (n = 86) | X2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
History of having macrocosmic baby | |||||
 No | 517 (87.9) | 453 (87.6) | 64 (12.4) | 17.309 | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 71 (12.1) | 49 (69) | 22 (31) |  |  |
History of delivery by caesarean delivery | |||||
 No | 491 (83.5) | 423 (86.2) | 68 (13.8) | 1.437 | 0.231 |
 Yes | 97 (16.5) | 79 (81.4) | 18 (18.6) |  |  |
History of abortion | |||||
 No | 422 (71.8) | 368 (87.2) | 54 (12.8) | 4.007 | 0.045 |
 Yes | 166 (28.2) | 134 (80.7) | 32 (19.3) |  |  |
History of still birth | |||||
 No | 550 (93.5) | 476 (86.5) | 74 (13.5) | 9.351 | 0.002 |
 Yes | 38 (6.5) | 26 (68.4) | 12 (31.6) |  |  |
Preterm labor | |||||
 No | 546 (92.9) | 469 (85.9) | 77 (14.1) | 1.676 | 0.195 |
 Yes | 42 (7.1) | 33 (78.6) | 9 (21.4) |  |  |
Previous history GDM | |||||
 No | 534 (90.8) | 477 (89.3) | 57 (10.7) | 72.718 | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 54 (9.2) | 25 (46.3) | 29 (53.7) |  |  |