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Table 7 Median D-dimer concentrations (ug/ml) for the Caucasian and African-Caribbean ethnic groups of women prescribed prophylactic doses of enoxaparin

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

Time point Ethnicity p-value *
  Caucasian African - Caribbean
First Trimester 340 335 U = 247, p = 0.925
(267-512) (302-430)
Second Trimester 600 665 U = 2709, p = 0.225
(457-865) (492-992)
Third Trimester 1000 1135 U = 3541, p = 0.071
(715-1540) (877-1687)
Within a week of delivery 2400 2350 U = 505, p = 0.760
(1690-4250) (1760-4610)
≥ 8 weeks post-partum 365 350 U = 504, p = 0.750
(230-505) (300-490)
  1. Median (interquartile range) D-dimer concentrations presented; *Mann-Whitney U independent rank-sum test.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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