Table 1.

Summary of maternal characteristics of the control, mild preeclampsia and severe preeclampsia groups.

Characteristics	Control	mPE	sPE	P value
Age (yr)	29.95 ± 3.90	30.69 ± 5.48	32.77 ± 5.77	.002
BMI (kg/m2)	28.25 ± 3.05	31.91 ± 4.72	30.81 ± 4.33	<.001
Gestational age at delivery (wk)	39.74 ± 0.99	37.66 ± 2.76	34.33 ± 3.29	<.001
Parity (n)	1.21 ± 0.44	1.26 ± 0.54	1.22 ± 0.46	.785
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	118.52 ± 10.30	147.78 ± 10.15	167.96 ± 18.59	<.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	78.42 ± 7.70	96.23 ± 8.21	106.69 ± 14.61	<.001
Urine albumin (g/24 h)	-	1.11 ± 1.07	5.74 ± 5.15	<.001

P: 1-way sANOVA.

BMI = Body mass index, mPE = mild preeclampsia, sPE = severe preeclampsia.