Table 1.

Demographic comparison across the two groups: women with severe preeclampsia and normotensive postpartum controls

Maternal characteristics	Severe preeclampsia cases (n = 36)	Normotensive controls (n = 37)	p-Value
Maternal age (mean, SD; years)	33.2 (6.1)	31.8 (4.9)	0.298
Race/ethnicity (%)
African American	20	12	0.100
Asian	8	12
Caucasian	22	30
Hispanic	50	46
Primiparity (%)	65	54	0.770
Gestational age at delivery (wk)	33.1 ± 4.5	39 ± 1.7	<0.001
Maximum MAP (mean, SD; mm Hg)	128.5 ± 13.6	105.5 ± 13	<0.001
Visual symptoms, %	47	5	<0.001

Abbreviatons: MAP, mean arterial pressure; SD, standard deviation.