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Table 2 Blood pressure and nitric oxide levels

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

 

Nonpregnant

Trimester 1

Trimester 2

Trimester 3

p-value

Parameter

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

Mean (SD)

 

n

32

33

37

30

 

Systolic(mmHg)

118.5(16.08)

111.3(14.70)

112.1(12.11)

116.5(13.38)

0.118

Diastolic(mmHg)

76.5(9.35)

71.0(10.46)

66.27(7.68)

67.6(8.54)

<0.001*

MAP (mmHg)

90.5(9.71)

81.8(18.05)

81.6(8.55)

83.9(8.85)

0.009*

Serum Nitric Oxide (nM)

470.5(78.21)

1137.5(258.10)

1341.6(78.14)

1353.3(93.02)

<0.001*

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