Table 2.

Hormonal and Hematologic Values in Subjects With (n = 10) and Without (n = 9) RLS During the Last Trimester of Pregnancy and 3 Months Postpartum

	Pregnancy		Postpartum
	Controls	RLS	Controls	RLS	Factor RLS PF	Factor Time PF	Effect of Interaction PF
Estradiol (pg/mL)	25,475.44 ± 7,990.48	34,211.0 ± 6,397.36	94.92 ± 154.34	30.73 ± 17.78	P6.93 < 0.05	P323.07 < 0.001	P7.05 < 0.05
Testosterone (nmol/L)	2.56 ± 1.17	2.39 ± 0.95	1.12 ± 0.38	1.25 ± 0.78	NS	P28.06 < 0.001	NS
Progesterone (ng/mL)	322.43 ± 105.57	302.93 ± 59.28	0.55 ± 0.27	2.0 ± 4.40	NS	P224.63 < 0.001	NS
Prolactin (ng/mL)	211.78 ± 65.81	262.20 ± 55.71	50.76 ± 29.03	70.30 ± 59.50	NS	P119.19 < 0.001	NS
Cortisol (μg/L)	391.0 ± 24.37	410.0 ± 74.47	218.0 ± 52.42	193.7 ± 47.80	NS	P122.22 < 0.001	NS
Iron (μg/dL)	154.71 ± 124.96	62.20 ± 42.71	110.86 ± 28.64	101.4 ± 42.86	NS	NS	NS
Ferritin (ng/mL)	20.29 ± 14.30	13.33 ± 10.07	45.14 ± 29.81	27.67 ± 25.72	NS	P9.34 < 0.01	NS
Magnesium (mmol/L)	0.71 ± 0.06	0.73 ± 0.07	0.78 ± 0.07	0.80 ± 0.08	NS	P19.02 < 0.001	NS
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12.44 ± 1.04	11.66 ± 1.04	13.50 ± 1.15	12.88 ± 1.08	NS	P32.10 < 0.001	NS

Mean ± SD; results from repeated measures ANOVA with factors RLS and time (pre/post partum); df (1,17) except for progesterone and iron (df: 1,15), and ferritin (df: 1,14); NS: not significant.