Wnt4, Wnt6 and β-catenin expression in human placental tissue – is there a link with first trimester miscarriage? Results from a pilot study

Table 2 Characteristics of the study population and control group

	N	Age in years (median, Q1-Q3)	GA in weeks (n ± SD)	BMI in kg/m² (n ± SD)	Smoking (n)
TOP	14	36.0, 27.3–40.0	8.2 ± 0.7	22.5 ± 2.1	3
Miscarriage	28	32.0, 26.8–38.0	8.9 ± 1.4	21.8 ± 1.9	4
P		0.420 ^*	0.088 ^†	0.276 ^†	0.668 ^‡

BMI body mass index, GA gestational age, SD standard deviation, Q1 1^st quantile, Q3 3^rd quantile, TOP termination of pregnancy
^*: Mann–Whitney U test; †: Independent samples t-test; ‡: Fisher’s exact test

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