Table 2 Maternal metabolic profile

Age, years, SD

32.36, SD 5.14

32.54, SD 5.27

0.886^A

32.20, SD 5.20

33.46, SD 4.91

0.425^A

Range

(25–46)

(21–43)

(21–46)

(25–39)

Gestational age by delivery

 Median /week + days

39 + 1

39 + 1

-

39 + 1

39 + 2

-

 Range / week + days

37 + 1–41 + 4

36 + 6 – 40 + 1

36 + 6—41 + 4

38 + 5 – 39 + 6

BMI, kg/m² pre-pregnancy

 Median

24.1

22.6

0.117

24.1

22.3

0.554

 Range

16.4–50.8

16.9–43.9

16.4–50.8

16.9–43.9

BMI, kg/m² at delivery

 Median

29.8

28.1

0.096

29.0

28.6

0.822

 Range

21.3–51.1

22.3–47.5

21.3–51.1

23.7–47.5

Smoking

 Number (%)

3 (5.7%)

3 (12.5%)

-

5 (7.8%)

1 (7.7%)

-

Glucose, mmol/l

 Median

4.3

4.3

0.307

4.3

4.2

0.413

 Range

(3.6–7.2)

(3.7–5.2)

(3.6–7.2)

(3.8–4.6)

TSH, mIU/L

 Median

1.9

3.8

 < 0.001

2.0

4.3

 < 0.001

 Range

(0.3–3.0)

(3.1–5.6)

(0.3–3.5)

(3.8–5.6)

fT3, pmol/L

 Median

3.8

3.8

0.716

3.8

4.1

0.121

 Range

(2.7–4.7)

(3.1–6.4)

(2.7–4.8)

(3.4–6.4)

fT4, pmol/L

 Median

11.8

11.3

0.341

11.8

11.0

0.373

 Range

(8.5–15.9)

(8.7–14.6)

(8.5–15.9)

(8.7–14.6)

Anti-TPO > 60, kU/l

 Number (%)

2 (3.8%)

1 (4.2%)

-

2 (3.1%)

1 (7.7%)

-

Total-Cholesterol, mmol/l

 Median

6.5

6.4

0.873

6.4

6.6

0.458

 Range

(4.1–10.5)

(4.8–10.0)

(4.1–10.5)

(5.1–9.3)

LDL, mmol/l

 Median

3.2

3.3

0.699

3.2

3.4

0.557

 Range

(1.0–6.9)^a

(1.6–6.4)^b

(1.0–6.9)^c

(2.5–5.4)^d

HDL, mmol/l

 Median

1.7

1.9

0.128

1.7

2.0

0.058

 Range

(0.9–3.3)

(1.1–2.5)

(0.9–3.3)

(1.1–2.5)

Triglycerides, mmol/l

 Median

2.9

2.5

0.063

2.9

2.4

0.226

 Range

(1.6–6.7)

(1.2–6.4)

(1.2–6.7)

(1.8–6.4)