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Table 2 Expression of Cat C and D in serum of nonpregnant, all stages of pregnancy and PE

From: Expression and significance of cathepsin C and cathepsin D during pregnancy and Preeclampsia

Biomarker

Nonpregnant(n = 60)

First trimester (n = 60)

Second trimester (n = 60)

Third trimester (n = 60)

Preeclampsia Alone (n = 61)

Severe preeclampsia (n = 39)

P

Cat C (pg/mL)

79.481 (73.0,84.2)

66.537

(60.0,71.9)

78.804

(65.6,85.1)

75.100

(63.8,83.3)

80.934

(74.0,86.2)

86.264

(80.2,91.4)

0.000a

0.000b

0.010c

0.453d

0.020e

0.000f

0.017g

Cat D (pg/mL)

264.372 (240.9,276.5)

281.711

(253.7,309.3)

299.177

(277.5,327.2)

304.284

(280.9,321.2)

281.625

(259.3,305.8)

263.227

(251.0,282.4)

0.008a

0.015b

0.004c

0.921d

0.006e

0.000f

0.020g

  1. Data are expressed as Median (P25, P75)
  2. aNon-pregnant compared with first trimester; bfirst trimester compared with second trimester; cfirst trimester compared with third trimester; dsecond trimester compared with third trimester; epreeclampsia alone compared with third trimester; fsevere preeclampsia compared with third trimester; gsevere preeclampsia compared with preeclampsia alone