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Published in final edited form as: Hypertens Pregnancy. 2005;24(1):1–16. doi: 10.1081/PRG-45765

Table 3.

Left lateral decubitus data-blood pressure/serum.

	Second trimester (2T)	Third trimester (3T)	Postpartum (PP)
SBP (mmHg)	94 ± 2	94 ± 2	93 ± 2
DBP (mmHg)	50 ± 2^†	53 ± 2	52 ± 2
PRA (ng/mL/hr)	9.2 ± 1.1^*	14.2 ± 2.3^*	2.0 ± 0.3
Aldosterone (ng/dL)	55.1 ± 5.0^*,^†	81.0 ± 6.8^*	14.7 ± 1.9
Norepinephrine (ρg/mL)	239.3 ± 31.2^*	172.2 ± 21.9	147.7 ± 18.8
Epinephrine (ρg/mL)	13.7 ± 1.7	9.6 ± 1.5	12.1 ± 2.4
Dopamine (ρg/mL)	21.6 ± 3.8^†	34.8 ± 6.9	30.1 ± 6.8
Cortisol (μg/dL)	24.7 ± 1.5^*	27.5 ± 1.0^*	12.6 ± 1.6
DLF^† % inhibition [Na, K]-ATPase	4.5 ± 0.4	4.8 ± 0.5	4.1 ± 0.4
Na (mEq)	138 ± 0^*	139 ± 0^*	141 ± 0
K (mEq)	4.1 ± 0.1^*	4.0 ± 0^*	4.4 ± 0.1
Cr (mg)	0.7 ± 0^*	0.7 ± 0^*	0.8 ± 0

Data are mean ± SEM.

^†

p < 0.05 2T vs. 3T.

^*

p < 0.05 pregnancy vs. PP.