| Intervention | Control | Intervention effect for pregnant women with GDM c | |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | GDM (N = 248) | GDM (N = 256) |  |  |
 |  |  | IRR (95% CI) | P value |
The number of blood glucose retests done for GDM pregnant women, mean (SD)a | 1.5 (1.2) | 0.4 (0.7) | 3.34 (1.61 to 6.93) | 0.001 |
 |  |  | OR (95% CI) | P value |
The number of GDM pregnant women completing all the blood glucose retests needed, No. (%)b | 104 (41.9) | 14 (5.5) | 12.3 (3.14 to 48.4) |  < 0.001 |
The number of GDM pregnant women completing at least one blood glucose retest, No. (%)b | 171 (68.9) | 83 (32.7) | 4.49 (1.34 to 15.0) |  < 0.015 |
The number of GDM pregnant women successfully controlling blood glucose by 34Â weeks of gestation, n/No. (%)b | 143/171 (83.6) | 56/83 (67.4) | 2.55 (1.04 to 6.24) | 0.040 |
The number of GDM pregnant women successfully controlling blood glucose by delivery, n/No. (%)b | 162/190 (85.3) | 118/153 (77.1) | 1.71 (0.83 to 3.52) | 0.142 |