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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Prenatal irisin is inversely related to the term placental telomere length

Median (IQR)

RTL

5.45 (7.68)

SOD activity (U/mg)*

6.35 (2.69)

GPX activity (U/mg)*

115.41 (187.54)

Mean ± SD

Maternal Irisin (ng/ml)

18.81 (1.82)

Neonate weight (kg)

3122.31 (380.04)

Neonate height (cm)

48.66 (2.52)

Neonate head circumference (cm)

34.18 (1.13)

Gestational age (week)

38.91 (1.19)

Mother age at childbirth (year)

29.96 (5.77)

Number (%)

 

Mother Second-hand smoking in pregnancy (%)

 yes

14 (17.07)

 no

68 (82.93)

Mother university education (%)

 yes

28 (33.73)

 no

55 (66.27)

Neonate gender (%)

 Boy

34 (45.95)

 Girl

40 (54)

Delivery type (%)

 Natural

34 (45.95)

 Cesarean

40 (54.05)

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD (Standard deviation), or an absolute number n (percentage)
  2. IQR: interquartile range
  3. RTL: relative telomere length
  4. *Units of enzyme activity in 1 mg of the placental tissue protein extract