Variables (Reference value) Singleton (n=9) MC twin (n=8) DC twin (n=9)
p value*
Age (years)
27 (21 – 31) 29 (25 – 33) 26 (22 – 30)
0.5199
Body mass index (kg/m2)
26.82 (22.97 – 30.39) 29.10 (25.13 – 32.93) 27.64 (23.61 – 31.39)
0.6403
Gestational age (days)
209 (193 – 225) 216 (207 – 225) 200 (180 – 219)
0.2773
Glycemia (mg/dL) (70 – 100) 84 (61 – 104) 80 (68 – 92) 88 (60 – 112)
0.8488
α1-AGP (mg/dL) (50 – 120) 60.40 (54.17 – 66.36) 65.22 (52.76 – 76.94) 64.59 (46.15- 80.66)
0.8390
Albumin (g/dL) (3.5 – 4.8) 3.54 (3.47 – 3.61) 3.69 (3.45 – 3.93) 3.41 (3.28 – 3.55)
0.0222
Total proteins (g/dL) (6 – 8.5) 6.23 (6.01 – 6.44) 6.04 (5.62 – 6.47) 5.81 (5.42 – 6.18)
0.1203
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) (0.2 – 1.2) 0.40 (0.22 – 0.56) 0.33 (0.21 – 0.44) 0.82 (0.22 – 0.95)
0.3860
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) (65 – 300)
245 (168 – 316) 353 (289 – 414) 278 (181 – 366)
0.0960
Gamma-GT (U/L) (11 – 50) 9.6 (7.2 – 12) 22 (12 – 30) 18 (9.8 – 26)
0.0734
AST (U/L) (< 32) 15.88 (12.05 – 19.25) 20.41 (10.89 – 28.27) 19.57 (15.81 – 22.87)
0.4880
ALT (U/L) (< 31) 12.06 (9.27 – 14.48) 18.17 (5.58 – 25.30) 18.01 (8.58 – 25.93)
0.5781
Creatinine clearance (75-129 mL/min/1.73) 203 (155 – 245) 213 (178 – 247) 203 (191 – 215)
0.8891
Creatinine (mg/dL) (0.7 – 1.5) 0.56 (0.48 – 0.64) 0.55 (0.45- 0.65) 0.58 (0.49 – 0.65)
0.8662
Urea (mg/dL) (10 – 50) 13.43 (9.21 – 17.13) 11.41 (7.88 – 14.76) 17.31 (13.79 – 20.49)
0.0327
Cholesterol (mg/dL) (< 200) 212 (188 – 235) 255 (212 – 296) 241 (188 – 291)
0.1500
Triglycerides (mg/dL) (< 150) 153.1 (86.87 – 205.1) 203.8 (114.2 – 286.2) 236.7 (175.6 – 293.2)
0.166
Hemoglobin (g/dL) (11,0 – 15,5) 12 (11 – 13) 12 (11 – 13) 12 (11 – 12)
0.620