Normal Pregnancy Is Associated with Changes in Central Hemodynamics and Enhanced Recruitable, but Not Resting, Endothelial Function

Table 3

Vascular reactivity parameters: endothelial function.

Variable	NP	HP	value
Basal SR (s^−1)	66.2 ± 24.4	110.8 ± 40.1	<0.001
Peak SR (s^−1)	180.0 ± 73.7	227.0 ± 67.8	0.079
ΔSR (%)	132.5 ± 59.9	110.9 ± 88.5	0.525
FMD (%)	7.1 ± 2.3	9.6 ± 3.4	0.039
ΔPWVcr (%)	−8.5 ± 6.4	−14.0 ± 7.8	0.035
L-FMC (%)	−5.7 ± 2.4	−7.0 ± 4.7	0.208

Values are expressed as means ± SD. indicates . All comparisons were determined using two-tailed unpaired Student -test. NP: nonpregnant women; HP: healthy pregnant women; FMD: flow-mediated dilation; L-FMC: low-flow-mediated constriction; PWVcr: carotid-to-radial pulse wave velocity; SR: shear rate.