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. 2018 Apr 17;7(5):698–707. doi: 10.1530/EC-18-0055

Table 2.

Clinical parameters and 25OHVD serum levels of healthy pregnant women and preeclamptic women.

Variable First trimester (T1) Second trimester (T2) Third trimester (T3)
Healthy pregnant Preeclamtic P value Healthy pregnant Preeclamtic P value Healthy pregnant Preeclamtic P value
Age (years) median (IQR) 23 (19–30) 20 (18–26) 0.134 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Gestational age (weeks) median (IQR) 12.1 (11–13.6) 12.3 (11.2–13.4) 0.969 24 (24.2–24.6) 24.3 (24.1–24.5) 0.434 34.5 (34.2–35.4) 34.9 (34.2–35.5) 0.395
BMI (kg/m2) mean ± s.d. 22.6 ± 2.4 22.6 ± 2.4 <0.001 24.4 ± 2.5 26.4 ± 2.8 <0.001 26.3 ± 2.3 29.4 ± 2.7 <0.001
SBP (mmHg) mean ± s.d. 95 ± 5 95 ± 5 <0.001 93 ± 10 104 ± 9 <0.001 98 ± 10 109 ± 1 <0.001
DBP (mmHg) mean ± s.d. 60 (60–64) 68 (60–70) <0.05 60 (58–60) 63 (60–70) <0.01 62 (60–70) 60 (60–70) 0.4045
Leptin (ng/mL) median (IQR) 20.5 (17.2–21.5) 32.6 (28.9–38.0) <0.001 25.4 (20.2–27.3) 61.1 (51.0–77.7) <0.001 35.1 (28.6–42.3) 87.9 (24.3–18.5) <0.001
25-OHVD (ng/mL) mean ± s.d. 26.5 ± 5.3 28.3 ± 8.1 0.561 30.1 ± 8.1 29.6 ± 6.4 0.952 31.9 ± 8.6 29.3 ± 7.5 0.358

The non-normal variables indicated as median (IQR). The variables with normal distribution are indicated as mean ± s.d.

DBP, diastolic blood pressure, NA, non-applicable; SBP, systolic blood pressure.