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Table 1 Maternal and pregnancy characteristics of the study population

From: Correlation between PAPP-A serum levels in the first trimester of pregnancy with the occurrence of gestational diabetes, a multicenter cohort study

Characteristics

PAPP-A MoM < 0.4

(n = 322)

PAPP-A MoM ≥ 0.4 (n = 5532)

p-value

Maternal age (year)

32.51 (4.83)

31.91 (± 5.02)

0.035

Weight (kg)

70.18 (± 10.88)

68.68 (± 11.54)

0.024

BMI (Kg/m2)

26.53 (± 3.86)

25.67 (± 4.09)

< 0.001

Weight gain during pregnancy (Kg)

13.28 (± 5.65)

13.83 (± 5.79)

0.118

Smoker

3 (0.93%)

43 (0.78%)

0.760

IVF

32 (9.94%)

547 (9.89%)

0.977

Nulligravida

135 (41.92%)

2741 (49.54%)

0.008

Fetal sex

female (n = 2740)

122 (4.44%)

2618 (95.55%)

0.503

male (n = 3114)

158 (5.07%)

2956 (94.93%)

Gestational age at delivery (week)

36.42(± 5.69)

37.65 (± 3.51)

< 0.001

Birth weight (gr)

3007.26 (± 523.07)

3135.49 (± 488.98)

< 0.001

IUGR

45 (13.97%)

485 (8.77%)

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as Mean (± SD, range) or n (%) or Median (range). The t-test was employed to compare the numerical variables between groups, while the Pearson chi-square test was utilized to compare the categorical variables among the groups
  2. Body mass index (BMI), In vitro fertilization (IVF), Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), Pregnancy-associated plasma protein (PPAP-A), Multiple of the median (MoM)
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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