Table 4 Thrombin generation variation between the Caucasian and African-Caribbean groups
Parameter | Ethnicity | 1 sttrimester | 2 ndtrimester | 3 rdtrimester | Within one week of delivery | ≥ 8 weeks postpartum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | N = 34 v 8 | N = 67 v 24 | N = 75 v 27 | N = 45 v 23 | N = 47 v 24 |
Lag time (min) | Caucasian | 4.11 (1.74) | 3.49 (0.83) | 3.62 (0.98) | 3.03 (1.09) | 2.98 (0.57) |
A-C | 3.27 (0.81) | 3.18 (0.74) | 3.34 (0.77) | 2.73 (0.61) | 2.72 (0.51) | |
ETP (nmol/L.min) | Caucasian | 1296 (651)* | 1806 (557)* | 1784 (451) | 1944 (578) | 1306 (356) |
A-C | 2126 (754) | 2129 (556) | 1810 (432) | 1911 (540) | 1402 (336) | |
Peak height (nmol/L) | Caucasian | 193 (124)* | 284 (114)* | 280 (92) | 379 (119) | 256 (60) |
A-C | 323 (146) | 356 (112) | 301 (96) | 367 (91) | 286 (63) | |
tt Peak (min) | Caucasian | 8.27 (3.6) | 6.83 (1.8)* | 6.95 (1.9) | 5.23 (1.6) | 5.65 (0.9)* |
A-C | 6.61 (2.2) | 5.89 (1.3) | 6.22 (1.6) | 4.88 (1.0) | 5.15 (0.9) | |
Start tail (min) | Caucasian | 27.94 (7.4) | 26.37 (4.3) | 26.07 (4.7) | 24.29 (3.8) | 20.42 (2.7) |
A-C | 28.10 (3.1) | 26.73 (3.9) | 25.93 (4.2) | 24.40 (4.1) | 20.69 (2.8) |