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Table 2 Key ante- and postpartum parameters

From: Impact of parturition on maternal cardiovascular and neuronal integrity in a high risk cohort – a prospective cohort study

 

Antepartum

Postpartum

p-value

SBP, mmHg

145 (127–158)

142 (131–153)

0.9777

DBP, mmHg

80 (74–89)

80 (69–85)

0.4839

Hemoglobin, g/l

128 (122–132)

115 (106–125)

< 0.0001

Progesterone, pg/ml

254 (207.9–318)

59.6 (35.5–83.1)

< 0.0001

Copeptin, pmol/L

6.2 (3.4–8.3)

7.2 (5.3–15.6)

0.0003

MR-proANP, pmol/L

85.5 (58.4–141)

101.5 (65.6–154)

0.0059

NfL, pg/ml

27.7 (16.7–31.4)

49.4 (34.7–77.8)

< 0.0001

PlGF, pg/ml

113 (68.5–184)

53 (35.5–102.5)

< 0.0001

sFlt-1, pg/ml

7803 (4817–11,985)

4083 (2433–5822)

< 0.0001

  1. Data presented as median (interquartile range). Statistical significance was assessed by Wilcoxon’s matched-pairs signed rank test
  2. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MR-proANP by-product of atrial natriuretic peptide, NfL neurofilament light chain, PlGF placental growth factor, sFlt-1 soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1