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Table 1

24-hour Microalbuminuria		Valid N ((100))
Dimension	Positive Microalbuminuria (30-299 mg/day) Macroalbuminuria (>300 mg/day)	26 (26 %) 2 (2%)
	Negative (< 30 mg/day)	72 (72 %)
	Total	100

*Values (categorical data) are given numbers (percentage).

Table 1: Distribution of patients as regard the 24-hour Micro-albuminuria*

Table 2

Class of DM	n = 28(% within positive)
Class A: Gestional Diabetes	16 (57.14%)
Class B: onset at age 20 or older or with duration of less than 10 years	8(28.57%)
Class C: onset at age 10-19 or duration of 10–19 years	2(7.14%)
Class D: onset before age 10 or duration greater than 20 years	0
Class E: overt diabetes mellitus with calcified pelvic vessels	0
Class F: diabetic nephropathy	2 (7.14%)
Class R: proliferative retinopathy	0
Class RF: Retinopathy and nephropathy	0
Class H: ischemic heart disease	0
Class T: prior kidney transplant	0

*Values (categorical data) are given numbers (percentage).

Table 2: Classification of positive patients according to Priscilla White classification of DM during pregnancy

Table 3

Demographic data	Negative n= 72	Positive n = 28	p-value#
Age (years)* Mean+SD Range	30.58 + 4.8 19- 39	31.86 + 5.11 19 -37	0.248 NS
Gestational age (weeks)* Mean+SD Range	30.33 + 7.14 9-37	27.71 + 10. 11 6-37	0.148 NS
Parity* Mean+SD Range	2.44 + 1.71 0-6	3.21 + 1.89 0-6	0.053 NS
BMI (kg/m2)* Mean+SD Range	26.75 +3.25 17-30	30.85+2.52 26-35	0.00001 HS
Duration of DM (years)* Mean+SD Range	4.53 + 4.97 0.2-20	3.21+ 3.94 0.2-15	0.214 NS

*Values (continuous quantitative data) are given as mean±SD, Range

Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was used to examine the normal data distributional characteristics of age, BMI, GA, parity and du- ration of diabetes of all study cases

#Unpaired t student test for normally distributed data

P value =0.05 is significant, NS= non-significant, HS= highly significant

Table 3: Comparison between two groups according to the demographic data

Table 4

DM type	Negative n= 72	Positive n = 28	Total n=100	P-value
GDM % within DM type	28 (38.9%) 63.6%	16 (57.14%) 36.4%	44	0.254# NS
T1DM % within DM type	8 (11.11%) 80.0%	2 (7.14%) 20.0%	10
T2DM % within DM type	36(50%) 78.3%	10 (35.71%) 21.7%	46

GDM =Gestational DM, T1DM = type 1 DM, T2DM = type 2 DM.

*Values (categorical data) are given numbers (percentage).

#the chi-square test was used

P value =0.05 is significant, NS= non-significant

Table 4: Comparison between two groups according to different types of DM

Table 5

Duration of DM	Negative n= 72	Positive n=28	Total n=100	P-value
< 5 years % within DM duration	48 (66.7%) 68.6 %	22 (78.6%) 31.4 %	70	0.506# NS
5-10 years % within DM duration	16 (22.2%) 80%	4(14.3%) 20 %	20
> 10 years % within DM duration	8 (11.1%) 80%	2 (7.1 %) 20%	10

*Values (categorical data) are given numbers (percentage).

#the chi-square test was used

P value =0.05 is significant, NS= non-significant

Table 5: Comparison between two groups according to Duration of DM

Table 6

Associated medical disease

Negative
n = 72

Positive
n=28

P-value

Cardiac dis.

1 (1.39%)

3(10.7%)

0.147
NS

HTN

10(13.9%)

8 (28.6%)

Thyroid dis.

8 (11.1%)

2 (7.14%)

*Values (categorical data) are given numbers (percentage).

#the chi-square test was used

P value =0.05 is significant, NS= non-significant

Table 6: Comparison between two groups according to Associated medical diseases with pregnancy

Table 7

Laboratory findings	Negative (n=72)	Positive (n=28)	p-value#
Hb (g/dl) Mean+SD Range	10.65 + 0.96 8-13	10.84+1 10-14	0.371 NS
Creat. Clearance (mlL/min) Mean+SD Range	133.88 + 65.30 41-347	164+97.57 40-345	0.077 NS
ALT(U/L) Mean+SD Range	18.28 + 4.25 8-27	21.79+11.09 14-58	0.024* S
AST(U/L) Mean+SD Range	16.67+4.27 11-26	20.36+15.77 11-74	0.070 NS
HbA1C (%) Mean+SD Range	7.011+0.658 5.7-9.2	8.20+0.931 7-9.7	0.0001* HS
FBS (mg/dL) Mean+SD Range	177.5+41.49 106-275	167.14+46 105-265	0.278 NS
PPBS (mg/dL) Mean+SD Range	275.75+51.41 189-385	257.71+45.18 198-340	0.107 NS
S. Creatinine (mg/dl) Mean+SD Range	0.50+0.141 0.3-1	0.44+0.063 0.3-0.5	0.034* S
S, Urea(mg/dl) Mean+SD Range	15.56+5.63 11-41	14.93+4.90 7-29	0.606 NS

*Values (continuous quantitative data) are given as mean±SD, Range. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was used to examine the normal data distributional characteristics

#Unpaired t student test for normally distributed data

P value =0.05 is significant, NS= non-significant, HS= highly significant, S=significant

Table 7: Comparison between two groups according to Laboratory findings

Table 8

24-hour Microalbumin		Variables
P	r*	Variables
0.032	0.215	Age
0.000	0.617	BMI
0.030	0.218	Parity

*Spearman's non-parametric correlation coefficient

Table 8: Correlation between 24-hour Urinary albumin and the general demographic data of included women

Table 9

Variables	24-hour *Albuminuria r P**		Significance
HBA1C	0.447	0.000	Significant

*Spearman's non-parametric correlation coefficient

Table 9: Correlation between 24- hour Albuminuria and HbA1C

Table 10

		24-hour Albuminuria		Test value	P-value#	Sig.
		Mean±SD	Range
Antihypertensive Medications	No	59.4 ± 227.9	2.0 – 1480	0.109	0.914	NS
	Yes	56.1 ± 69.1	12.0 – 215
Low dose aspirin	No	74.7 ± 236.8	4.3 – 1480	2.432	0.017	S
	Yes	8.4 ± 10.2	2– 31

*Values (continuous quantitative data) are given as mean±SD, Range.

#Unpaired t student test was used

P value =0.05 is significant, NS= non-significant, S=significant

Table 10: Relation between 24- hour Albuminuria and administration of low dose aspirin and Antihypertensive medications