Peripartum changes in blood parameter levels in women with Caesarean section vs vaginal delivery
| Caesarean section (n=24) | Vaginal delivery (n=27) | |||
| Third trimester | PP1 | Third trimester | PP1 | |
| Haemoglobin, g/dL | 10.5 (9.8–12.2) | 9.3 (8.7–11.6)* | 10.9 (10.6–11.6) | 10.5 (9.2–10.8)* |
| hs-TnI, pg/mL | 1.2 (0.7–1.8) | 1.8 (1.2–2.8)*† | 1.3 (1.0–2.0) | 2.9 (1.1–4.9)* |
| NT-proBNP, pg/mL | 24 (15.8–39.5) | 175 (118–303)*† | 24 (15–52) | 83 (39–132)* |
| BNP, pg/mL | 8.2 (3.2–15.3) | 47.4 (30.2–64.9)*† | 7.8 (5.5–10.3) | 23.5 (11.8–33.0)* |
| CK-MB, ng/mL | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 0.9 (0.7–1.4)† | 0.7 (0.5–1.4) | 1.8 (1.1–2.5)* |
| eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 | 120 (100–130) | 111 (90–124) | 107 (94–118) | 96 (87–109) |
Data are presented as medians (25th–75th).
*P<0.05 vs value determined during the third trimester.
†P<0.05 vs corresponding value for vaginal group.
BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; CK-MB, creatine kinase MB; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; hs-TnI, high-sensitivity troponin I; NT-proBNP, N-terminal fragment of precursor protein BNP.