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Published in final edited form as: Placenta. 2020 Apr 26;95:53–61. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.04.012

Table 5:

Patient characteristics for maternal blood samples collected across gestation

	<34 weeks (n=17)	37–40 weeks (n=7)	>40 weeks (n=5)
Maternal Age Median (IQR)	30 (29 – 33)	35 (28.5 – 36.5)	31 (29 – 34)

Gestation at Blood Collection Median (IQR)	27.4 (21.8 – 28.1)	38.3 (38.0 – 39.1)^**	40.4 (40.2 – 40.6)^****

Gestation at Delivery Median (IQR)	39.4 (38.9 – 40)	39.1 (38.9 – 39.5)	40.4 (40.4 – 40.7)^*

BMI (kg/m²) Median (IQR)	22 (21 – 25.2)	29.4 (22.9 – 36.2)	27.9 (22.5 – 29.3)

Parity no. (%)
0	9 (52.9)	1 (14.3)	1 (20)
1	6 (35.3)	4 (57.1)	4 (80)
≥2	2 (11.8)	2 (28.6)	0 (0)

Highest SBP prior to delivery (mmHg) Median (IQR)	125 (120 – 130)	115 (110 –115)	125 (115 – 130)

Highest DBP prior to delivery (mmHg) Median (IQR)	75 (70 – 80)	70 (70 – 73)	78 (70 – 85)

Birth weight (g) Median (IQR)	3620 (3320 – 3870)	3290 (3190 – 3875)	3640 (3508 – 3730)

^*

p<0.05

^**

p<0.01

^****

p<0.0001.