Association of Serum PSP/REG I with Renal Function in Pregnant Women

Table 1

Maternal characteristics and clinical characteristics stratified according to quartiles of PSP/REG Iα in pregnant women.

Quartiles of PSP/REG Iα	I (n=148)	II (n=149)	III (n=149)	IV (n=149)	p-value
Maternal age (years)					0.781
Education (years)					0.304
≤ 12	14(9.40)	15(10.00)	39(26.17)	41(27.52)
12–16	122(81.88)	129(86.00)	100(67.11)	88(59.06)
> 16	13(8.72)	6(4.00)	11(7.38)	19(12.75)
Nullipara [n (%)]	67(44.97)	74(49.66)	61(40.94)	84(56.38)	0.001
Pregestational BMI (kg/m^2)					0.277
Family history of hypertension [n (%)]	11(7.38)	11(7.33)	20(13.42)	12(8.05)	0.196
Family history of diabetes [n (%)]	8(5.37)	4(2.67)	4(2.67)	9(6.04)	0.321
Systolic BP (mmHg)					0.415
Diastolic BP (mmHg)					0.572
FBG (mmol/L)					0.936
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)					0.163
Triglycerides (mmol/L)					0.132
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)					0.181
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)					0.585
Baseline renal parameter
UA (μmol/L)					0.001
Creatinine (μmol/L)					0.001
BUN (mmol/L)					0.001
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m^2)					0.001

Significance,  < 0.05. Data are presented as (%), mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range) as appropriate. Accepted education for 12 years means already obtained the degree of high school. Accepted education for 16 years means already obtained the degree of bachelor.