Table 1.

ANOVA of systemic blood pressure (mmHg) and pulse rate in post-partum controls, mild PE (mPE), severe PE (sPE) and gestational or chronic hypertension (HTN).

Diagnosis	N	Systolic	Diastolic	MAP	PP	BPM
Control	11	114.6±13.8	73.7±9.4	87.3±10.6	40.9±6.4	71.5±7.1
mPE	5	129.4±10.4	79.4±7.2	96.1±7.5	50.0±8.0	75.8±.15.8
sPE	17	132.4±12.7*	82.7±7.5*	99.3±8.7*	49.6±8.4*	78.7±15.5
HTN	7	124.0±11.9	79.1±9.9	94.1±10.2	44.9±6.5	75.1±8.8
p		<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001	.097

MAP=mean arterial pressure, PP=pulse pressure, BPM=beats/minute. Significance of each group with respect to controls was assessed with post-hoc Dunnett’s test:

^*indicates p≤.05.