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Table 2 Demographic and obstetric outcome data for study participants used for miRNA QPCR analyses stratified by infant sex

From: Sexually dimorphic patterns in maternal circulating microRNAs in pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction

Category

AGA male

(n = 15)

FGR male

(n = 15)

AGA female

(n = 16)

FGR female

(n = 16)

Age

(years)

24 (18–40)

28 (18–40)

29 (22–39)

27.5 (20–36)

Ethnicity

Caucasian:other

Number (%)

10:5

(67%:33%)

8:7

(53%:47%)

7:9

(44%:56%)

10:6

(63%:37%)

Smoker

Number (%)

4 (27%)

4 (27%)

1 (6%)

1 (6%)

BMI at booking

kg/m2

25.6

(21.8–29.8)

24.9

(18.7–30.9)

23.8

(19.0–28.6)

25.0

(19.4–30.5)

Gestation at delivery

(days)

282

(257–297)

280

(260–286)

280

(265–293)

274

(256–293)

Birthweight

(g)

3560

(3094–4640)

2520**** a

(1960–3190)

3390

(2674–3856)

2370***b

(1660–2880)

IBC

41

(20.7–81.3)

1.54**** a

(0.002–5)

54.1

(20.7–81.1)

0.69**** b

(0.1–3.5)

Gestation of blood draw

(days)

252

(192–287)

252

(199–281)

252

(197–291)

257

(200–282)

  1. Data are median and range unless stated otherwise. Data analysed by Kruskal–Wallis with Dunn’s post hoc test (continuous data) or Fisher’s exact test (categorical data). AGA appropriate for gestational age, BMI body mass index, FGR fetal growth restriction, IBC individualised birthweight centile. ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001; aFGR male compared to AGA male; bFGR female compared to AGA female; (Kruskal–Wallis with Dunn’s post hoc test)