Table 1 Demographic and Health Related Characteristics of Subjects (cont.)
Characteristics Experimental
n
Group
%
Control
n
Group
%
2
p
History of risk factors .000 1.000
Family history of diabetes mellitus
Yes 23 51.11 24 53.33
No 22 48.89 21 46.67
Previous gestational diabetes mellitus .446*
Yes 5 19.23 3 9.38
No 21 80.77 29 90.62
Previous delivery of overweight infant .120*
Yes 0 0.00 4 12.50
No 26 100.00 28 87.50
Previous infant with congenital anomalies .448*
Yes 1 3.85 0 0.00
No 25 96.15 32 100.00
Hypertension during previous pregnancies 1.000*
Yes 2 7.69 3 9.37
No 24 92.31 29 90.63
*Fisher’s Exact Test
Table 2 Comparison of Exercise and Two-hour Postprandial Blood Glucose before Initiation of the Selfregulation Program
Dependent Variables Experimental
n
Group
%
Control
n
Group
%
2
p
Exercise before pregnancy .93 .334
Yes 14 31.11 9 20.00
No 31 68.89 36 80.00
Exercise during pregnancy 1.44 .230
Yes 9 20.00 4 8.89
No 36 80.00 41 91.11
Two-hour postprandial
blood glucose levels
.40 .527