Table 2.
Comparison of mean maternal leptin level, mean neonatal umbilical cord leptin level, and certain feto-maternal outcomes between pre-eclamptic women and healthy normotensive pregnant women.
| Variable | Pre-eclamptic group (n = 60) |
Control group (n = 60) |
t value | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Mean ± STD) | (Mean ± STD) | |||
| Gestational age (weeks) | 33.83 ± 3.35 | 37.65 ± 2.47 | 7.10 | <0.001* |
| Maternal serum leptin level (ng/mL) | 24.88 ± 3.92 | 15.03 ± 2.98 | 15.47 | <0.001* |
| MAP | 125.71 ± 10.95 | 82.99 ± 4.98 | 27.48 | <0.001* |
| Birthweight (g) | 2131.18 ± 709.59 | 3171 ± 553.72 | −8.94 | <0.001* |
| Length of neonate (cm) | 44.45 ± 3.20 | 48.01 ± 3.68 | −5.65 | <0.001* |
| Apgar score 1 | 7.33 ± 1.99 | 8.65 ± 1.28 | −4.29 | <0.001* |
| Apgar score 5 | 8.60 ± 1.04 | 9.40 ± 0.76 | −4.78 | <0.001* |
| Ponderal index (g/cm3) | 2.68 ± 0.54 | 2.92 ± 0.72 | −2.08 | <0.001* |
| Umbilical cord serum leptin (ng/mL) | 6.43 ± 2.08 | 7.27 ± 2.24 | −2.14 | 0.034* |
Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; STD = standard deviation; MAP = mean arterial blood pressure.
*
Significant p value < 0.05.