Changes in thrombin generation and D-dimer concentrations in women injecting enoxaparin during pregnancy and the puerperium

Table 1 Demographic information on the recruited subjects and the indication for the enoxaparin prescription

Demographic	Number *N = 123*	(%)
Ethnicity
Caucasian	66	(54)
African-Caribbean	37	(30)
Asian	9	(7)
Other	11	(9)
Primi gravid	26	(21)
Body mass index (kg/m ² )
Underweight (<18.5)	2	(2)
Normal (18.5-24.9)	62	(50)
Overweight (25-29.9)	32	(26)
Obese Class I (30-34.9)	7	(6)
Obese Class II (35-39.9)	4	(3)
Obese Class III (≥40)	16	(13)
Indication for antenatal enoxaparin
Prophylaxis of VTE	83	(68)
Treatment of VTE	9	(7)
Antiphospholipid syndrome	9	(7)
Patients converting from long term warfarin	10	(8)
Other*	12	(10)

*7 patients with recurrent miscarriage in the absence of APLS, 1 patient with a history of retinal artery occlusion, 1 patient with a suspected patent foramen ovale, 1 patient with a history of a stillbirth – histology findings of the placenta reported a perivillous fibrin deposition, placental ageing and dysmaturity, 1 patient with a history of intrauterine growth retardation and abruption, 1 patient with a history of intrauterine growth retardation and pregnancy induced hypertension.

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