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. 2017 Jan 9;12(1):e0169311. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169311

Table 2. Univariable Analysis and AUC of Individual Biomarkers Measured at 15 ± 1 Weeks’ Gestation Comparing SGA Groups with Respective Controls.

Biomarker Controls SGA Group p-value* q-value Univariable AUC (95% CI) Reduced
Multivariable Model
p-value
ALL-SGA
Cystatin C, mg/mL 1873 (1501–2343) 1888 (1500–2461) .01 .08 0.52 (0.49–0.55)
MIF, ng/mL 9.2 (8.0–11.6) 9.0 (7.7–10.9) .002 .02 0.54 (0.51–0.57)
PAI-2, ng/mL 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 0.95 (0.7–1.2) .003 .02 0.55 (0.52–0.58)
PAPP-A, ng/mL 1.0 (0.6–1.8) 0.8 (0.5–1.5) <.001 .002 0.58 (0.55–0.61) 0.004
PlGF, ng/mL 1.0 (0.6–1.7) 0.95 (0.5–1.7) .009 .06 0.54 (0.51–0.57)
VEGFR1, ng/mL 0.34 (0.21–0.54) 0.28 (0.18–0.45) <.001 .002 0.58 (0.55–0.61) 0.021
Insulin, ng/mL 16.5 (9.7–27.7) 15.1 (8.7–25.5) .009 .06 0.53 (0.50–0.56)
Triglycerides, mg/dL 0.99 (0.8–1.2) 1.02 (0.8–1.3) <.001 .002 0.52 (0.49–0.55)
AUC = 0.59 (0.56–0.62)
NORMOTENSIVE-SGA
Caspase 3, ng/mL 2.4 (1.4–4.2) 2.0 (1.2–3.4) .001 .023 0.56 (0.53–0.59) 0.045
MIF, ng/mL 9.2 (7.9–11.6) 9.0 (7-7-10.9) .004 .06 0.54 (50.0–0.57)
PAPP-A, ng/mL 1.0 (0.6–1.8) 0.8 (0.5–1.6) .0001 .003 0.57 (0.53–0.60) 0.032
VEGFR1, ng/mL 0.27 (0.18–0.54) 0.34 (0.21–0.42) <.0001 .003 0.59 (0.55–0.62) 0.008
AUC = 0.60 (0.57–0.63)
HYPERTENSIVE-SGA
PAPP-A, ng/mL 1.0 (0.6–1.8) 0.7 (0.4–1.5) .001 .006 0.59 (0.53–0.65) 0.025
PlGF, ng/mL 1.0 (0.6–1.7) 0.7 (0.3–1.3) <.0001 .002 0.60 (0.54–0.66) 0.001
Triglycerides, mg/dL 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 1.1 (0.9–1.5) <.0001 .002 0.61 (0.55–0.67) 0.0001
AUC = 0.66 (0.60–0.71)

AUC, area under the receiver operating curve; CI, confidence interval; MIF, macrophage migration inhibitory factor; PAI-2, plasminogen activator inhibitor 2; PAPP-A, pregnancy-associated plasma protein A; PlGF, placental growth factor; VEGFR, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor;

Biomarker concentrations are shown as median (interquartile range);

* Based on Analysis of Log Transformed Data

Based on False Discovery Rate

Based on MoM Data