Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the study population categorized by the level of GPX enzyme activity
From: Prenatal irisin is inversely related to the term placental telomere length
| Â | GPX_low | GPX _high | P-value | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neonate Sex (%) | Â | Â | 0.77* | Â |
 Female | 14(56.00) | 15(60.00) |  | 29(58.00) |
 Male | 11(44.00) | 10(40.00) |  | 21(42.00) |
Maternal education level (%) | Â | Â | 0.09* | Â |
 Non-university | 14(53.85) | 19(76.00) |  | 33(64.71) |
 University | 12(46.15) | 6(24.00) |  | 18(35.29) |
Delivery type (%) | Â | Â | 0.56* | Â |
 Natural | 12(48.00) | 10(40.00) |  | 22(40.00) |
 Cesarean | 13(52.00) | 15(60.00) |  | 28(56.00) |
Passive smoking (%) | Â | Â | 0.39* | Â |
 Yes | 4(15.38) | 6(25.00) |  | 10(20.00) |
 No | 22(84.62) | 18(75.00) |  | 40(80.00) |
Mean ± SD |  |  |  |  |
Gestational age (Week) | 38.94 ± 1.30 | 38.9 ± 1.19 | 0.91** |  |
Maternal irisin level | 18.83 ± 2.01 | 18.62 ± 1.47 | 0.69** | |
Neonate weight (g) | 3019.6 ± 291.67 | 3273.18 ± 444.57 | 0.02** | |
Neonate height (cm) | 48.36 ± 2.14 | 48.68 ± 3.55 | 0.70** | |
Neonate head circumference (cm) | 33.98 ± 1.14 | 34.52 ± 1.14 | 0.10** | |
Mother age (years) | 30.80 ± 4.81 | 30.64 ± 7.02 | 0.92** | |
Pre-gestational weight (kg) | 61.88 ± 12.34 | 70.29 ± 12.96 | 0.03** |