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. 2015 Apr 27;10(4):e0126490. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126490

Table 3. Biological markers of stress factors for women in the GDM and control cohorts at fasting and a 1-h OGTT.

Fasting 1-h OGTT
Case Control P Case Control P
hs-CRP (mg/L) 4.46 ± 3.07 2.53 ± 1.66 0.001 4.42 ± 3.14 2.54 ± 1.65 0.004
CER (g/L) 0.64 ± 0.11 0.63 ± 0.10 0.739 0.72 ± 0.10** 0.70 ± 0.11** 0.560
3-NT (nmol/L) 83.38 ± 65.04 94.65 ± 65.13 0.386 119.72 ± 85.19** 134.68 ± 83.92** 0.353
TRF (g/L) 3.15 ± 0.41 3.15 ± 0.49 0.994 3.32 ± 0.55** 3.22 ± 0.45 0.449
RBC (1012/L) 3.84 ± 0.40 3.64 ± 0.30 0.023 3.77 ± 0.39** 3.60 ± 0.28* 0.037
HGB (g/dL) 113.31 ± 12.46 112.39 ± 10.45 0.736 111.11 ± 12.23** 110.92 ± 9.61** 0.940
HCT (%) 34.78 ± 3.33 34.49 ± 2.75 0.695 34.22 ± 3.14 34.13 ± 2.56 0.899
MCH (pg) 29.74 ± 3.57 30.88 ± 1.96 0.101 29.67 ± 3.62 30.83 ± 1.95 0.096
MCHC (g/dL) 325.36 ± 9.69 325.50 ± 7.98 0.947 324.22 ± 10.01 324.69 ± 8.26 0.828
MCV (fL) 91.23 ± 9.42 94.82 ± 5.05 0.049 91.34 ± 9.45 94.9 2± 5.11 0.051
RET (1012/L) 0.09 ± 0.02 0.08 ± 0.03 0.046 0.09 ± 0.02 0.08 ± 0.03 0.078
HFR (%) 1.64 ± 1.19 0.96 ± 0.91 0.008 1.36 ± 1.15* 0.93 ± 1.10 0.111
MFR (%) 12.37 ± 3.88 10.65 ± 4.55 0.090 11.42 ± 3.81** 9.67 ± 4.46** 0.078
LFR (%) 85.99 ± 4.96 88.39 ± 5.41 0.054 87.22 ± 4.75** 89.40 ± 5.47** 0.075
WBC (109/L) 11.13 ± 2.46 10.03 ± 2.30 0.054 10.75 ± 2.37** 9.78 ± 2.10* 0.070
MONO (109/L) 0.53 ± 0.14 0.53 ± 0.15 1.000 0.38 ± 0.12** 0.44 ± 0.12** 0.041
NEUT (109/L) 8.47 ± 2.10 7.44 ± 1.93 0.034 8.52 ± 2.10 7.63 ± 1.83* 0.057
LYMPH(109/L) 2.00 ± 0.57 1.93 ± 0.53 0.570 1.73 ± 0.53** 1.61 ± 0.43** 0.282
PLT (109/L) 253.36 ± 60.03 239.72 ± 56.59 0.325 250.72 ± 57.95 236.86 ± 56.25 0.307
MPV (%) 10.76 ± 2.02 11.07 ± 0.90 0.406 10.75 ± 2.01 10.99 ± 0.89* 0.526
PDW (fL) 13.12 ± 2.95 13.35 ± 1.87 0.686 13.09 ± 2.88 13.25 ± 2.11 0.794
PCT (%) 0.25 ± 0.07 0.25 ± 0.05 0.745 0.25 ± 0.07 0.24 ± 0.05 0.638

Data are means ± SD.

* Comparison of fasting and 1-h OGTT values of case and control groups, respectively, P < 0.05.

** Comparison of fasting and 1-h OGTT values of case and control groups, respectively, P < 0.01.

GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C reactive protein; CER, ceruloplasmin; NT, nitrotyrosine; TRF, transferrin; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCH, mean cell hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV, mean cell volume; RET, reticulocyte; HFR, high fluorescence reticulocytes; MFR, middle fluorescence reticulocytes; LFR, low fluorescence reticulocytes; WBC, white blood cell; MONO, monocyte; NEUT, neutrophil; LYMPH, lymphocyte; PLT, platelets; MPV, mean platelet volume; PDW, red blood cells volume distribution width; PCT, plateletcrit