Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables in the study population.
From: Inflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers in plasma: from late pregnancy to early postpartum
n | Pregnancy | n | Postpartum | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age years, mean ± SD | 198 | 32.5 ± 4.2 | 114 | 31.9 ± 4.2 | 0.260 |
Pre-pregnancy BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR) | 198 | 23.1 (21.2–25.6) | 114 | 22.8 (21.1–25.2) | 0.500 |
Nulliparous before this pregnancy, n (%) | 198 | 68 (34.3) | 114 | 56 (49.1) | 0.078 |
In vitro fertilization, n (%) | 169 | 9 (5.3) | 111 | 8 (7.2) | 0.519 |
Smoking, n (%) | 198 | 5 (2.5) | 114 | 3 (2.6) | 0.954 |
Inflammatory/rheumatoid disease, n (%) | 198 | 6 (3.0) | 114 | 1 (0.9) | 0.429 |
Use of antibiotics at blood sampling, n (%) | 198 | 3 (1.5) | 114 | 0 (0.0) | 0.302 |
Preterm birth, n (%) | 198 | 2 (1.0) | 114 | 6 (5.3) | 0.055 |
Gender of offspring, boy, n (%) | 198 | 103 (52.0) | 114 | 59 (51.8) | 0.964 |
EPDS score, median (IQR) | 198 | 4 (2–7) | 114 | 2 (1–4) | <0.0001 |
