Table 5.
Sex-specific steroid analysis of fetal whole blood.
| Steroids in fetal whole blood (nmol/l) | NP | LP | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 4 | 5 | ||
| Male | Corticosterone (Cort) | 1803.00 ± 191.20 | 838.50 ± 152.30 | <0.001‡ |
| Dehydrocorticosterone (DH-Cort) | 210.40 ± 56.29 | 238.50 ± 67.45 | ns‡ | |
| Ratio (Cort/DH-Cort) | 8.95 ± 2.22 | 3.71 ± 1.07 | <0.001‡ | |
| Deoxycorticosterone (DOC) | 73.71 ± 17.00 | 42.06 ± 14.24 | 0.014‡ | |
| Progesterone | 33.02 ± 4.31 | 27.27 ± 13.01 | ns‡ | |
| Female | Corticosterone (Cort) | 1677.00 ± 239.00 | 874.40 ± 218.40 | <0.001‡ |
| Dehydrocorticosterone (DH-Cort) | 227.20 ± 47.31 | 253.70 ± 41.84 | ns‡ | |
| Ratio (Cort/DH-Cort) | 7.48 ± 0.78 | 3.49 ± 0.90 | 0.001‡ | |
| Deoxycorticosterone (DOC) | 70.75 ± 16.61 | 43.02 ± 12.40 | 0.030‡ | |
| Progesterone | 30.01 ± 7.05 | 31.49 ± 17.89 | ns‡ |
(‡)
Two-way Anova.