Table 1.

Description of the patient cohort. p-values were computed using Wilcoxon tests (quantitative values) or Fisher tests (percentages).

			Control group (n  =  8)		IUGR group (n  =  28)		p
Maternal data	Age (years)		35.4 ± 3.9	8	29.1 ± 5.9	28	0.006
	BMI before pregnancy	(kg/m2)	23.7 ± 7.0	8	25.1 ± 7.9	28	N.S.
	Tobacco consumption	Before pregnancy	0 (0.0%)	8	2 (7.1%)	28	N.S.
		During pregnancy	0 (0.0%)	8	9 (32.1%)	28	N.S.
	Ethnic group	European	7 (87.5%)	8	26 (92.9%)	28	N.S.
		North African	1 (12.5%)	8	2 (7.1%)	28	N.S.
Obstetric data	Gestity		4.0 ± 2.1	8	2.5 ± 1.9	28	0.03
	Parity		2.6 ± 1.3	8	1.4 ± 0.9	28	0.005
	Weight gain (kg)		10.5 ± 10.5	8	9.1 ± 6.4	24	N.S.
	Type of delivery	Vaginal delivery	0 (0%)	8	5 (17.9%)	28	N.S.
		C-section	8 (100%)	8	23 (82.1%)	28	N.S.
	Pathology	IUGR	0 (0%)	8	16 (57.1%)	28	N/A
		IUGR + PE	0 (0%)	8	12 (42.9%)	28	N/A
Newborn data	Gestational age (week)		38.7 ± 0.7	8	34.0 ± 3.9	28	<0.001
	Gender	Boy	4 (50.0%)	8	9 (32.1%)	28	N.S.
		Girl	4 (50.0%)	8	19 (67.9%)	28	N.S.
	Birth weight	(Z-score)	−0.07 ± 0.89	8	−2.02 ± 0.75	28	<0.001
		(g)	3346 ± 444	8	1,524 ± 664	28	<0.001
	Birth size	(Z-score)	−0.47 ± 0.74	7	−1.90 ± 0.80	26	<0.001
	Birth size	(cm)	49.2 ± 1.8	7	39.2 ± 5.2	26	<0.001
	Head circumference at birth	(Z-score)	0.22 ± 0.49	7	−1.30 ± 0.86	27	<0.001
	Head circumference at birth	(cm)	34.6 ± 0.9	7	29.0 ± 3.4	27	<0.001
	APGAR at 5 min		9.88 ± 0.35	8	9.11 ± 2.08	28	N.S.
	Resuscitation at birth		0 (0%)	8	12 (42.9%)	28	0.03
	NICU		0 (0%)	8	18 (64.3%)	28	0.003

BMI, body mass index; PE, pre-eclampsia; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; N.S., non-significant versus α = 0.05; N/A, not applicable.