Expressions of VEGF-A and VEGFR-2 in placentae from GDM pregnancies

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of GDM women and the control group. Results were expressed as the mean ± SD or number (percentage)

Characteristics	Control group (n = 20)	GDM group (n = 20)	P value
Gestation, weeks	39.41 ± 0.96	39.00 ± 0.90	0.34^a
Maternal age, years	28.4 ± 5.5	31.4 ± 6.7	0.13^a
Maternal BMI, kg/m²	24.27 ± 2.18	28.23 ± 2.94	0.02^a*
Mode of delivery	Cesarean	Cesarean	-
Sex of newborn			0.53^b
Male	9(45)	12(60)
Female	11(55)	8(40)
Birth weight of newborn, g	3621 ± 380	3744 ± 537	0.29^a
Placental weights, g	734 ± 31.5	752 ± 33.2	0.11^a

BMI body weight (kg)/body surface area² (m²). ^aStudent’s t test.; ^b x ² test. *P < 0.05

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