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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Serum nitric oxide levels in healthy pregnant women: a case- control study in a tertiary facility in Ghana

 

Non-pregnant

Trimester 1

Trimester 2

Trimester 3

p-value

Parameter

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

n

32

33

37

30

 

Age(years)

31.0(5.11)

29.1(3.76)

29.9(3.97)

29.9(2.60)

0.291

Weight(kg)

75.1(17.64)

63.7(11.14)

75.1(15.23)

76.8(14.21)

0.001*

Height(m)

1.62(0.05)

1.58(0.06)

1.65(0.07)

1.59(0.07)

<0.001*

BMI(kg/m2)

28.7(6.23)

24.7(6.25)

27.7(5.52)

30.5(5.50)

0.001*

  1. *Significant p ≤ 0.05; n – sample size; Mean (SD) Mean (standard deviation); BMI body mass index