Clinical Study
Revisiting the Role of First Trimester Homocysteine as an Index of Maternal and Fetal Outcome
Table 3
Homocysteine levels with reference to maternal outcome of present pregnancy.
| | Normotensive in present pregnancy ( = 72) | Hypertensive disorders in present pregnancy ( = 18) | value | Statistical test used |
| Serum homocysteine (mol/L) | 13.51 ± 7.95 | 18.44 ± 6.59 | 0.0011
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| Mann-Whitney test |
| | No gestational diabetes in present pregnancy ( = 83) | Gestational diabetes in present pregnancy ( = 7) | | |
| Serum homocysteine (mol/L) | 14.41 ± 7.98 | 15.66 ± 7.61 | 0.6312 | Mann-Whitney test |
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significant.
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