Table 1.

Patient Details

Group	Patients, n	Maternal age, years	Gestational age, weeks	Birth weight, g	Placental weight, g
TC	8	33.3 ± 4.2	38.8 ± 0.6	3355 ± 664	462.8 ± 77
PTC	8	31.4 ± 4.6	29 ± 3∗	1289 ± 427∗	278.1 ± 72.1∗
IUGR	34	33.1 ± 5.2	29.1 ± 2.7∗†	679 ± 270∗†	157.2 ± 67.8∗†

Data are expressed as means ± SD.

IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction; PTC, preterm control; TC, term control.

^∗P < 0.05 versus TC, using one-way analysis of variance, Tukey's multiple comparison test.

^†P < 0.05 versus PTC, using one-way analysis of variance, Tukey's multiple comparison test.