From: Carotid artery elasticity decreases during pregnancy - the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study
Variable ± SD | Non-pregnant (N = 99) | First trimester (N = 33) | Second trimester (N = 32) | Third trimester (N = 29) | p-value |
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Age (years) | 32.2 ± 4.8 | 31.2 ± 4.0 | 31.6 ± 4.2 | 32.9 ± 5.7 | 0.330 |
Height (cm) | 166.3 ± 6.6 | 166.4 ± 5.2 | 166.7 ± 5.0 | 165.5 ± 6.7 | 0.740 |
Weight (kg) | 68.4 ± 13.5 | 65.4 ± 8.6 | 72.8 ± 11.8 | 77.3 ± 15.3 | 0.002 |
Gestation weeks | 11.3 ± 3.3 | 23.3 ± 4.4 | 33.2 ± 2.9 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 4.9 | 23.7 ± 3.6 | 26.2 ± 3.9 | 27.9 ± 4.9 | 0.002 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 4.6 ± 0.7 | 6.3 ± 1.0 | 6.9 ± 1.1 | <0.001 |
LDL (mmol/l) | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 0.8 | 3.9 ± 1.0 | <0.001 |
HDL (mmol/l) | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 2.1 ± 1.0 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | <0.001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 116 ± 13 | 111 ± 10 | 112 ± 13 | 113 ± 15 | 0.836 |
DBP (mmHg) | 71 ± 10 | 64 ± 7 | 65 ± 9 | 71 ± 13 | 0.032 |
SI | 5.50 ± 2.44 | 5.15 ± 1.67 | 6.47 ± 2.34 | 8.07 ± 3.13 | <0.001 |
YEM (mmHg/mm) | 900 ± 439 | 805 ± 278 | 1030 ± 428 | 1412 ± 695 | <0.001 |
CAD (%/10 mmHg) | 2.24 ± 0.87 | 2.43 ± 0.82 | 1.99 ± 0.84 | 1.56 ± 0.59 | <0.001 |
CCD (mm) | 5.42 ± 0.42 | 5.39 ± 0.40 | 5.60 ± 0.44 | 5.87 ± 0.50 | <0.001 |
IMT (mm) | 0.58 ± 0.08 | 0.57 ± 0.08 | 0.56 ± 0.08 | 0.55 ± 0.07 | 0.488 |
BBD (mm) | 3.03 ± 0.32 | 3.05 ± 0.29 | 3.25 ± 0.25 | 3.27 ± 0.33 | <0.001 |
FMD% | 10.02 ± 4.41 | 9.56 ± 4.54 | 9.99 ± 4.90 | 10.23 ± 5.22 | 0.883 |