Table 1. Maternal demographics and plasma lipids.
| Variable | Control (n = 68) | PET (n = 23) | IUGR (n = 10) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 30.4 (5.1) | 29.5 (5.8) | 29.7 (4.9) | 0.83 |
| BMI (kg/m2) * | 28.9 (6.4) | 30.1 (7.4) | 24.7 (5.5) | 0.068 |
| Primiparous n (%) | 27 (40) | 14 (61) | 4 (40) | 0.20 |
| Smoker n (%) | 14 (21) | 4 (17) | 5 (50) | 0.099 |
| SBP (mmHg) * | 121 (15)1 | 144 (25)2 | 113 (4)1 | <0.0001 |
| DBP (mmHg) * | 71 (10)1 | 91 (16)2 | 72 (3)1,2 | <0.0001 |
| Gestational age at delivery (days) | 275 (9)1 | 253 (21)2 | 253 (21)2 | <0.0001 |
| BWC | 55 (31)1 | 22 (26)2 | 1 (2)2 | <0.0001 |
| Samples collected when not in labour (%) | 51 (75)1 | 6 (26)2 | 6 (60)1,2 | <0.0001 |
| Fetal sex n (% male) | 32 (49) | 13 (57) | 3 (33) | 0.50 |
BMI, Body mass Index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BWC, birth weight centile;
Values are mean (SD) for continuous variables and number (%) for categorical variables.
ANOVA was used to test for differences among groups (*on log transformed data). Different superscript numbers indicate differences between individual groups using post hoc Tukey test. Significance level P<0.05.