Table 1

Demographics of mothers and their offspring

Afro-CaribbeanNorthern EuropeanMexican AmericanThai
Maternal parity, N (%)     
 First child 189 (47.2) 203 (50.8) 85 (21.2) 211 (52.8) 
 Second child or more 211 (52.8) 197 (49.2) 315 (78.8) 189 (47.2) 
Newborn sex, N (%)     
 Male 208 (52.0) 209 (52.2) 180 (45.0) 201 (50.2) 
 Female 192 (48.0) 191 (47.8) 220 (55.0) 199 (49.8) 
Mode of delivery, N (%)     
 Vaginal 365 (91.2) 294 (73.5) 319 (79.8) 287 (71.8) 
 Prelabor cesarean section 22 (5.5) 64 (16.0) 58 (14.5) 70 (17.5) 
 In-labor cesarean section 13 (3.2) 42 (10.5) 23 (5.8) 43 (10.8) 
Maternal characteristics, mean (SD)     
 Age at OGTT (years) 25.7 (5.63) 29.4 (5.12) 29.0 (5.30) 28.0 (5.80) 
 BMI at OGTT (kg/m228.2 (6.26) 29.2 (5.27) 29.6 (5.19) 25.8 (3.66) 
 Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) 78.9 (7.51) 83.1 (6.89) 82.6 (7.32) 79.5 (7.13) 
 Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) 80.6 (6.99) 82.1 (6.14) 83.7 (7.20) 80.1 (6.50) 
 1-h plasma glucose (mg/dL) 123.2 (28.99) 131.7 (27.24) 135.6 (33.88) 148.0 (30.92) 
 2-h plasma glucose (mg/dL) 109.4 (22.51) 111.0 (20.34) 110.5 (23.03) 118.5 (23.92) 
 Insulin sensitivity 4.1 (1.73) 3.7 (1.44) 3.1 (1.20) 4.0 (1.45) 
Newborn characteristics, mean (SD)     
 Gestational age at OGTT (weeks) 27.1 (1.84) 28.6 (1.37) 26.9 (2.10) 28.1 (1.85) 
 Gestational age at delivery (weeks) 39.8 (1.21) 40.2 (1.15) 39.7 (1.14) 39.4 (1.26) 
 Cord C-peptide (μg/L) 1.0 (0.59) 1.1 (0.56) 1.1 (0.55) 1.0 (0.50) 
 Birth weight (g) 3,250.8 (440.34) 3,667.6 (485.28) 3,555.2 (444.09) 3,148.2 (373.52) 
 SSF (mm) 11.6 (1.82) 12.8 (2.74) 14.2 (3.06) 11.6 (2.34) 
 Sample storage time (years) 12.1 (1.19) 9.7 (1.26) 11.7 (1.60) 11.2 (0.93) 
Afro-CaribbeanNorthern EuropeanMexican AmericanThai
Maternal parity, N (%)     
 First child 189 (47.2) 203 (50.8) 85 (21.2) 211 (52.8) 
 Second child or more 211 (52.8) 197 (49.2) 315 (78.8) 189 (47.2) 
Newborn sex, N (%)     
 Male 208 (52.0) 209 (52.2) 180 (45.0) 201 (50.2) 
 Female 192 (48.0) 191 (47.8) 220 (55.0) 199 (49.8) 
Mode of delivery, N (%)     
 Vaginal 365 (91.2) 294 (73.5) 319 (79.8) 287 (71.8) 
 Prelabor cesarean section 22 (5.5) 64 (16.0) 58 (14.5) 70 (17.5) 
 In-labor cesarean section 13 (3.2) 42 (10.5) 23 (5.8) 43 (10.8) 
Maternal characteristics, mean (SD)     
 Age at OGTT (years) 25.7 (5.63) 29.4 (5.12) 29.0 (5.30) 28.0 (5.80) 
 BMI at OGTT (kg/m228.2 (6.26) 29.2 (5.27) 29.6 (5.19) 25.8 (3.66) 
 Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) 78.9 (7.51) 83.1 (6.89) 82.6 (7.32) 79.5 (7.13) 
 Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) 80.6 (6.99) 82.1 (6.14) 83.7 (7.20) 80.1 (6.50) 
 1-h plasma glucose (mg/dL) 123.2 (28.99) 131.7 (27.24) 135.6 (33.88) 148.0 (30.92) 
 2-h plasma glucose (mg/dL) 109.4 (22.51) 111.0 (20.34) 110.5 (23.03) 118.5 (23.92) 
 Insulin sensitivity 4.1 (1.73) 3.7 (1.44) 3.1 (1.20) 4.0 (1.45) 
Newborn characteristics, mean (SD)     
 Gestational age at OGTT (weeks) 27.1 (1.84) 28.6 (1.37) 26.9 (2.10) 28.1 (1.85) 
 Gestational age at delivery (weeks) 39.8 (1.21) 40.2 (1.15) 39.7 (1.14) 39.4 (1.26) 
 Cord C-peptide (μg/L) 1.0 (0.59) 1.1 (0.56) 1.1 (0.55) 1.0 (0.50) 
 Birth weight (g) 3,250.8 (440.34) 3,667.6 (485.28) 3,555.2 (444.09) 3,148.2 (373.52) 
 SSF (mm) 11.6 (1.82) 12.8 (2.74) 14.2 (3.06) 11.6 (2.34) 
 Sample storage time (years) 12.1 (1.19) 9.7 (1.26) 11.7 (1.60) 11.2 (0.93) 
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