Table 4.
Steroid analysis of fetal whole blood.
Steroids in fetal whole blood (nmol/l) | NP | LP | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
n | 4 | 5 | |
Corticosterone (Cort) | 1740.00 ± 209.90 | 856.50 ± 177.10 | <0.001# |
Dehydrocorticosterone (DH-Cort) | 218.80 ± 47.30 | 246.10 ± 46.12 | ns# |
Ratio (Cort/DH-Cort) | 8.10 ± 1.20 | 3.54 ± 0.73 | 0.001# |
Deoxycorticosterone (DOC) | 72.23 ± 16.56 | 42.54 ± 9.41 | 0.028# |
Progesterone | 31.52 ± 4.94 | 29.38 ± 7.09 | ns# |
Welch's t-test.