Table 2: Abnormal glucose tolerance at the early postpartum of mothers with gestational diabetes by ethnicity and categories of prepregnancy body mass index

	Asia/Pacific Islands (N=14)	Latin America (N=71)	Africa (N=43)	Europe (N=1,948)	P value
Postpartum abnormal glucose tolerance (%)	64.3	50.7	62.8	35.5	< 0.001
Normoweight prepregnancy (BMI < 25kg/m2)	55.6	35.5	58.3	29.7	< 0.001
Overweight or obese prepregnancy (BMI ≥ 25)	66.7	62.5*	63.7	44.5*	0.013
Obese prepregnancy (BMI ≥30)	0.0	73.3*	91.7*	55.1*	0.025

*P value< 0.050 obtained by comparison to prepregnancy BMI < 25 or < 30 kg/m² in the respective ethnic group