Table 1.
Population demographics and comorbidities
| Variables | A) Female controls | B) Second trimester | C) Third trimester | p value |
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| Demographics | ||||
| N | 21 | 37 | 37 | |
| Age (years) | 30±6 | 29±6 | 29±6 | 0.556 |
| Gestational week (week) | - | 21±6 | 33±4 | |
| BSA (m2) | 1.76±0.17 | 1.80±0.20 | 1.84±0.16 | 0.162 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27±6 | 29±7 | 31±7 | 0.152 |
| Mean daytime SBP (mmHg) | 115±11 | 108±11 | 110±15 | 0.150 |
| Mean daytime DBP (mmHg) | 72±10bb,cc | 64±9aa | 64±9aa | 0.003 |
| Mean daytime PP (mmHg) | 44±9 | 44±8 | 48±9 | 0.107 |
| Twin pregnancy | - | 4 (11) | 2(5) | 0.674 |
| C-section | - | 8 (22) | 13 (35) | <0.001 |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
| Hyperlipidemia | 0 | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 0.522 |
| Gestational diabetes mellitus | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 0.562 |
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| BSA: Body surface area, BMI: Body mass index, SBP: Systolic blood pressure, DBP: Diastolic blood pressure, PP: Pulse pressure. | ||||
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| Key | p<0.05 | p≤0.01 | p≤0.001 | |
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| a- vs Controls | a | aa | aaa | |
| b- vs 2nd Trimester | b | bb | bbb | |
| c- vs 3rd Trimester | c | cc | ccc | |