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Table 7 Median D-dimer concentrations (ug/ml) for the Caucasian and African-Caribbean ethnic groups of women prescribed prophylactic doses of enoxaparin

From: Changes in thrombin generation and D-dimer concentrations in women injecting enoxaparin during pregnancy and the puerperium

Time point

Ethnicity

p-value *

 

Caucasian

African - Caribbean

First Trimester

340

335

U = 247, p = 0.925

(267-512)

(302-430)

Second Trimester

600

665

U = 2709, p = 0.225

(457-865)

(492-992)

Third Trimester

1000

1135

U = 3541, p = 0.071

(715-1540)

(877-1687)

Within a week of delivery

2400

2350

U = 505, p = 0.760

(1690-4250)

(1760-4610)

≥ 8 weeks post-partum

365

350

U = 504, p = 0.750

(230-505)

(300-490)

  1. Median (interquartile range) D-dimer concentrations presented; *Mann-Whitney U independent rank-sum test.
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