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Table 1 Maternal demographic characteristics and serum magnesium levels of the patients in two groups

From: Risk factors for sub–therapeutic serum concentrations of magnesium sulfate in severe preeclampsia of Chinese patients

Variables

Standard group

(N = 41)

Sub–standard group

(N = 52)

P-value

Age (years)

28.00 (26.00, 33.50)

31.00 (28.25, 35.00)

0.078

Height (cm)

159.4 ± 4.4

160.8 ± 5.4

0.109

Weight (kg)

70.00 (65.00, 74.65)

71.80 (67.08, 84.50)

0.048

BMI (kg/m2)

27.79 (25.64, 29.43)

29.40 (25.67, 31.63)

0.090

Gestational age (weeks)

31.96 ± 3.65

32.48 ± 4.13

0.285

Ccr (mL/min)

127 (97, 155)

162 (132, 189)

0.000

ALT (U/L)

28.00 (21.50, 43.00)

24.50 (20.00, 37.50)

0.200

AST (U/L)

30.00 (22.00, 35.50)

26.50 (23.00, 36.50)

0.007

Albumin (g/L)

27.2 (24.6, 30.2)

28.1 (26.5, 31.8)

0.084

Baseline serum magnesium concentrations (mmol/L)

0.76 (0.71, 0.84)

0.73 (0.68, 0.81)

0.094

Measurement time (h)

5.00 (1.00, 7.00)

1.00 (0.50, 6.00)

0.013

Loading dose 5 g

  

0.087

 Given (n)

18 (43.90%)

14 (26.92%)

 

 Not given (n)

23 (56.10%)

38 (73.08%)

 
  1. BMI Body mass index, Ccr Creatinine clearance, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase