Table 1 Main clinical characteristics of the study groups.

From: Feasibility of urinary microRNA profiling detection in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and its potential as a non-invasive biomarker

Variables

Screening set

P value

Validation set

P value

Controls (n = 10)

ICP (n = 10)

Controls (n = 50)

ICP (n = 40)

Maternal age, y

28.80 ± 2.53

29.30 ± 5.56

0.060

28.93 ± 3.40

28.89 ± 4.10

0.940

Gestational week

31.80 ± 1.75

32.00 ± 3.02

0.080

32.36 ± 2.51

34.00 ± 2.15

0.110

TBA, μmol/L

2.76 ± 0.73

22.32 ± 14.66

0.004

2.67 ± 1.36

26.77 ± 21.11

0.000

TBIL, μmol/L

7.73 ± 3.17

12.69 ± 6.50

0.117

7.60 ± 2.64

10.46 ± 5.63

0.004

DBIL, μmol/L

1.79 ± 1.28

3.43 ± 2.11

0.122

1.74 ± 0.95

5.28 ± 5.03

0.000

ALT, IU/L

13.20 ± 4.37

54.73 ± 67.82

0.006

15.98 ± 17.72

88.70 ± 99.79

0.000

AST, IU/L

16.80 ± 2.66

41.40 ± 45.29

0.003

18.76 ± 9.69

53.18 ± 49.27

0.000

ALP, IU/L

96.00 ± 26.42

154.70 ± 112.46

0.004

98.18 ± 29.20

168.98 ± 100.01

0.000

GGT, IU/L

13.20 ± 10.68

31.60 ± 35.04

0.137

14.61 ± 7.93

30.11 ± 26.34

0.000

  1. y: years; the statistical method is independent samples-t test.