Oxidative Stress Markers Differ in Two Placental Dysfunction Pathologies: Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension and Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Table 2

Selected clinical characteristics of the study population.

	PIH	IUGR	Controls
Number	27	30	47
Age range (years)	24-38	22-38	19-40
Gestational age^† (week)	36 (4)^a	35.5 (4.5)^a	39 (2)^a
Gestational age range (week)	27-41	24-38	27-41
C-reactive protein^† (mg/l)	5.9 (13.8)^a	3.6 (4.2)^a	4.4 (3.6)^a
	10.5 (5.1)^b	9.8 (4.3)^a	9.3 (7.1)^ab
Body mass index^† (kg/m^2)	28.9 (7.4)^a	24.6 (4.3)^a	27.8 (5.4)^a
Teeth with cavities^†	3.0 (2.5)^a	4.2 (2.6)^b	2.6 (1.4)^a
Missing teeth^†	2.0 (1.4)^a	3.3 (2.6)^b	1.8 (1.0)^a
Teeth with fillings^†	6.7 (2.9)^a	6.33 (1.7)^a	4.2 (3.4)^a
Bleeding index^†	1.29 (0.49)^a	1.71 (0.79)^a	1.57 (0.76)^a
Gingival index^†	1.50 (0.58)^a	1.88 (0.36)^b	1.50 (0.53)^a
Pocket depth^† (mm)	2.50 (0.76)^a	2.7 (1.2)^a	2.17 (0.58)^a
Foetal weight^† (g)	2900 (740)^a	1810 (1020)^b	3360 (500)^c
Apgar score^† (points)	9.0 (1.0)^a	9 (1.5)^a	10 (1.0)^a
City inhabitant (% Warsaw)	41^a	50^a	34^a

^abcHomogenous group according to the Kruskal Wallis, ANOVA, or Chi-square tests. ^†Results expressed as or depending on data distribution.