Research Article

Excess Hydrocortisone Hampers Placental Nutrient Uptake Disrupting Cellular Metabolism

Table 1

Maternal, gestational, and newborns’ characteristics.

ParameterValue

Maternal Age (years)35.22 ± 0.74
Gestational Age (weeks)38.79 ± 0.41
Maternal Glucose (mg/dl)86.89 ± 3.65
Maternal Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)175.2 ± 6.12
Maternal HDL-Chol (mg/dl)69.56 ± 0.99
Maternal Triglycerides (mg/dl)67.00 ± 5.13
Placental weight (g)584.0 ± 36.58
Newborn weight (g)3351 ± 98.01
Newborn weight (percentile)62.56 ± 5.99

Values are expressed as means ± SEM.