Table 2.
Patient demographic and obstetric characteristics.
| Patient characteristicsa | Control (n = 17) | FGR-affected (n = 18) | p value |
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| Maternal age (yrs) | 32.12 (±1.33) | 30.44 (±1.65) | 0.43b |
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| Parity | |||
| Primiparous | 6 | 11 | 0.18c |
| Multiparous | 11 | 7 | |
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| Gestational age (wks) | 35.47 (±1.03) | 36.56 (±0.64) | 0.38b |
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| Birthweight centile (%) | 65.85 (±5.90) | 3.06 (±0.64) | <0.001b |
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| Placental weightd | 583.36 (±32.37) | 399.88 (±25.19) | <0.001b |
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| Infant sex | |||
| Female | 11 | 8 | 0.31c |
| Male | 6 | 10 | |
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| Mode of delivery | |||
| Vaginal | 4 | 5 | 0.79c |
| Caesarean (in labour) | 1 | 2 | |
| Caesarean (not in labour) | 12 | 11 | |
aData presented as the mean (±SEM).
bStudent's t-test with Welch's correction was used for parametric data.
c2 × 2 contingency table with Fisher's Exact Test or a 3 × 2 contingency table with Chi-Squared Test was used (where appropriate) for categorical data.
dPlacental weights for n = 3 controls and n = 2 FGR-affected pregnancies were not recorded.