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Table 3 Median and interquartile range of MoM of PAPP-A and PlGF by gestational week (n = 373)

From: Improved prediction of gestational hypertension by inclusion of placental growth factor and pregnancy associated plasma protein-a in a sample of Ghanaian women

Gestational week

Number of women (%)

MoM PAPP-A, median (IQR), adjusted for gestational age and maternal weight

MoM PAPP-A, median (IQR), adjusted for maternal weight

MoM PlGF, median (IQR), adjusted for gestational age

8

17 (4.5)

4.36 (1.06–8.47)

4.46 (1.19–6.42)

1.17 (0.85–1.51)

9

40 (10.7)

1.68 (1.04–4.64)

2.04 (0.86–4.25)

0.90 (0.73–1.36)

10

86 (23.1)

2.39 (1.45–3.83)

2.33 (1.44–4.12)

1.15 (0.97–1.66)

11

71 (19.3)

1.76 (0.85–3.05)

1.96 (0.88–3.01)

1.21 (0.95–1.49)

12

66 (17.6)

2.21 (1.06–3.65)

2.26 (1.20–3.34)

1.29 (1.03–1.91)

13

93 (24.8)

2.63 (1.49–4.51)

2.55 (1.57–4.05)

1.68 (1.34–2.94)

Total

373

2.29 (1.15–3.86)

2.34 (1.19–3.82)

1.28 (0.96–1.88)

  1. IQR Interquartile range, MoM multiple of the median
  2. The median MoM value of the reference population by default is 1. The gestational age and weight adjusted PAPP-A median MoM was 2.29. The weight adjusted PAPP-A median MoM was 2.34 and the median PlGF MoM was 1.28