Lower FOXP3 mRNA Expression in First-Trimester Decidual Tissue from Uncomplicated Term Pregnancies with a Male Fetus

Table 1

Characteristics of patient groups.

	Pregnancies with a female fetus ()	Pregnancies with a male fetus ()
At CVS
Maternal age (years)	37.4 ± 0.81	39.5 ± 0.46
Gestational age (weeks)	10.97 ± 0.22	10.79 ± 0.19
Gravidity	1	1
Parity	0	0
At delivery
Gestational age (weeks)	40.5 ± 0.55	41.0 ± 0.60
Birth weight (grams)	3588 ± 120.42	3444 ± 149.41

Mean ± SEM: chorionic villus sampling; CVS: characteristics were compared between groups using Mann–Whitney U test with Bonferroni multiple comparison corrections.