Table 3 Adjusted levels of biomarkers of endothelial activation by PTB/SGA status

From: Pre-pregnancy endothelial dysfunction and birth outcomes: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

 

PTB/SGA, n = 59, Adjusted

No PTB/SGA, n = 176, Adjusted

P-value

ICAM (ng/mL)

130 (117, 141)

126 (116, 138)

0.57

VCAM (ng/mL)*

507 (459, 568)

535 (491, 576)

0.72

E-selectin (ng/mL)

25 (23, 28)

25 (21, 28)

0.15

P-selectin (ng/mL)

24 (23, 25)

23 (21, 25)

0.99

Endothelial Dysfunction Score

−0.04 (−0.22, 0.11)

−0.06 (−0.24, 0.12)

0.47

  1. Levels of individual biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and total endothelial biomarker score in women with and without PTB/SGA. Adjusted for age, race, education, study center, BMI, current and former smoking, hypertension, and diabetes at the exam immediately preceding index birth. Data are means and interquartile range.
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