Adjusted OR (AOR) for factors associated with GDM among pregnant women attending ANC at Dodoma region (N=582)
| Variable | OR | 95% CI | P value | AOR | 95% CI | P value | ||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||
| Age category (years) | ||||||||
| <20 (ref) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 20–34 | 2.397 | 1.255 | 4.58 | 0.008 | 1.678 | 0.809 | 3.481 | 0.164 |
| >35 | 3.559 | 1.574 | 8.048 | 0.002 | 3.115 | 1.161 | 8.359 | 0.024 |
| Pre-eclampsia | ||||||||
| Negative (ref) | 1 | |||||||
| Positive | 4.003 | 1.525 | 10.509 | 0.005 | 3.684 | 1.202 | 5.293 | 0.023 |
| Physical activity level | ||||||||
| Low | 4.927 | 2.501 | 9.708 | 0 | 4.758 | 2.232 | 10.143 | 0 |
| Moderate (ref) | 1 | |||||||
| Awareness | ||||||||
| Yes (ref) | 1 | |||||||
| No | 9.533 | 1.275 | 71.302 | 0.028 | 6.371 | 1.944 | 13.919 | 0.01 |
| Alcohol use | ||||||||
| None (ref) | 1 | |||||||
| One bottle per day | 4.27 | 1.736 | 10.504 | 0.002 | 4.477 | 1.642 | 12.202 | 0.003 |
| Stopped after conception | 5.255 | 0.953 | 28.983 | 0.057 | 4.827 | 0.717 | 23.52 | 0.106 |
| Family history of diabetes | ||||||||
| Yes | 3.054 | 1.688 | 5.524 | 0 | 2.344 | 1.239 | 4.434 | 0.009 |
| No (ref) | 1 | |||||||
ANC, antenatal care; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.