Unexpected depletion in plasma choline and phosphatidylcholine concentrations in a pregnant woman with bipolar affective disorder being treated with lithuim, haloperidol and benztropine: a case report

Table 2 Comparison of variables between the patient with bipolar affective disorder and control patients.

Variable	Bipolar patient.	Means ± S.D. N = 3
Age/yrs	25	29 ± 9
Height/cm	173.5	164.8 ± 7.2
BMI	22	26.8 ± 2.3
Weight Gain/Kg	6.9	6.5 ± 1.0
13 weeks Systolic/mmHg	100	103 ± 15
22 weeks Systolic/mmHg	100	120 ± 10
36 weeks Systolic/mmHg	110	110 ± 10
13 weeks Diastolic/mmHg	60	63 ± 6
22 weeks Diastolic/mmHg	60	73 ± 6
36 weeks Diastolic/mmHg	80	77 ± 15
1^st trimester Hb (g/dl)	11.4	14.2 ± 3.7
2^nd trimester Hb (g/dl)	11.4	11.4 ± 1.1
3^rd trimester Hb (g/dl)	11.9	11.2 ± 0.3
Parity	2	2 ± 2
Gestational age (days)	272	273 ± 2
Birth weight (g)	2500	3573 ± 133
Placental weight (g)	350	607 ± 51
Crown Heel length (cm)	51	48.5 ± 3.0
Head Circumference (cm)	32	33.6 ± 0.7
Ponderal index (g/cm3)	18.8	32 ± 7.1
Head Circumference:length ratio	62.7	69.5 ± 3.0
Placenta: Birth weight ratio	14	17 ± 0.8

The patient with bipolar affective disorder had lower infant birth weight and lower placental weight, resulting in lower ponderal index and placenta:birthweight ratio.

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