Snoring during pregnancy and its relation to sleepiness and pregnancy outcome - a prospective study

Table 2 Pregnancy data (n = 340)

	Non snorers		Gestational snorers		Habitual snorers
	(n = 268)		(n = 45)		(n = 27)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	p value
Weight gain (kg, mean/ SD)	10.4/3.4		11.5/3.8		11.2/3.9		0.107¹
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg, mean/ SD)
1^st trimester	110.3/12.1		111.0/10.3		111.9/10.6		0.779¹
3^rd trimester	112.7/9.1		114.1/9.8		110.9/9.1		0.358¹
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg, mean/ SD)
1^st trimester	66.0/7.6		67.0/6.7		69.6/8.0		0.053¹
3^rd trimester	67.2/7.0		65.9/8.2		68.3/7.3		0.353¹
Edema (moderate or severe)
1^st trimester	10	3.8	3	6.7	2	7.4	0.505¹
3^rd trimester	58	21.7	21	46.7	14	51.9	0.001²
							0.002³
							0.876⁴
Epworth sleepiness score (ESS, mean/ SD)
1^st trimester	7.6/3.6		9.3/3.0		8.7/3.3		0.009²
							0.264³
							0.784⁴
3^rd trimester	8.4/3.8		10.6/3.4		9.4/4.8		0.001²
							0.388³
							0.382⁴
Epworth sleepiness score ≥10 (EDS)
1^st trimester	81	30.2	17	37.8	9	33.3	0.589¹
3^rd trimester	112	41.8	32	71.1	12	44.4	0.001²
							0.614³
							0.267⁴
Restless legs syndrome (RLS)
1^st trimester	42	15.7	6	13.3	8	29.6	0.147¹
3^rd trimester	76	28.4	9	20.0	13	48.1	0.483²
							0.077³
							0.029⁴

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