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Table 2 Clinical data normotensive pregnant women with singleton (n = 44) and twin (n = 22) pregnancies

From: Morphofunctional cardiac changes in singleton and twin pregnancies: a longitudinal cohort study

 

2nd trimester

3rd trimester

PP1

PP2

Singleton pregnancies (women tested)

(n = 42)

(n = 42)

(n = 41)

(n = 41)

Twin pregnancies (women tested)

(n = 18)

(n = 21)

(n = 22)

(n = 22)

Clinical data

 Maternal body weight, kg

SP 59.9 ± 8.1

63.2 ± 7.9

60.3 ± 8.5

57.7 ± 8.0

TP 56.8 ± 7.7

62.1 ± 8.7

56.8 ± 8.2

52.2 ± 8.0 *

 Weight gain, %

SP 10.1 ± 5.3

17.7 ± 7.5 †

12.1 ± 7.1

6.1 ± 6.1 †

TP 12.6 ± 6.3

23.9 ± 9.4 *†

13.6 ± 9.1

4.3 ± 0.9 †

 Heart rate, beats/min

SP 80 ± 10

83 ± 14

77 ± 11

68 ± 10 †

TP 77 ± 9

86 ± 14 †

68 ± 10 *†

68 ± 10 †

 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

SP 107 ± 10

111 ± 11

109 ± 12

116 ± 13 †

TP 98 ± 10 *

108 ± 12 †

109 ± 12 †

108 ± 11 *†

 Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

SP 62 ± 7

67 ± 9

64 ± 10

71 ± 11 †

TP 58 ± 7 *

62 ± 9 *

64 ± 9

68 ± 7 *†

  1. Data are presented as means ± SD; *, P < 0.05 vs. the value of singleton pregnancy. †, P < 0.05 vs. value of the same group determined in the 2nd trimester. SP Singleton pregnancies, TP Twin pregnancies