Table 3.
Comparison of inflammatory and metabolic indices in the EO-PE, LO-PE, and control groups
| EO-PE n = 170 (47.7%) |
Control n = 155 (52.3%) |
p value | Adjusted p value* | LO-PE n = 150 (50%) |
Control n = 150 (50%) |
p value | Adjusted p value* | EO-PE n = 170 (53.1%) |
LO-PE n = 150 (46.9%) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uric acid/Albumin ratio | 0.1682 (0.1047) | 0.0997 (0.0293) | < 0.001a | < 0.001 | 0.1608 (0.0666) | 0.0973 (0.0339) | < 0.001a | < 0.001 | 0.1682 (0.1047) | 0.1608 (0.0666) | 0.730a |
| Fibrinogen/Uric acid ratio | 84.37 (51.43) | 125.56 (45.93) | < 0.001a | 0.002 | 93.76 (37.29) | 127.22 (51.81) | < 0.001a | < 0.001 | 84.37 (51.43) | 93.76 (37.29) | 0.186a |
| Uric acid/Creatinine ratio | 8.79 (3.54) | 7.69 (2.84) | < 0.001a | 0.012 | 9.11 (3.32) | 7.06 (3.46) | < 0.001a | < 0.001 | 8.79 (3.54) | 9.11 (3.32) | 0.316a |
| Creatinin/Body weight ratio | 0.0083 (0.0044) | 0.0077 (0.0025) | 0.092a | - | 0.0078 (0.0031) | 0.0078 (0.0034) | 0.593a | - | 0.0083 (0.0044) | 0.0078 (0.0031) | 0.467a |
| AST/PLT ratio | 0.0849 (0.0765) | 0.0625 (0.0329) | < 0.001a | 0.015 | 0.0812 (0.0655) | 0.0628 (0.0389) | < 0.001a | < 0.001 | 0.0849 (0.0765) | 0.0812 (0.0655) | 0.335a |
| AST/ALT ratio | 1.43 (0.77) | 1.5 (0.75) | 0.098a | - | 1.63 (0.67) | 1.56 (0.67) | 0.106a | - | 1.43 (0.77) | 1.63 (0.67) | 0.006a |
| FIB 4 | 0.7228 (0.5648) | 0.5757 (0.3195) | < 0.001a | 0.021 | 0.7047 (0.5704) | 0.5409 (0.3211) | < 0.001a | < 0.001 | 0.7228 (0.5648) | 0.7047 (0.5704) | 0.754a |
| FIB 5 | 43.27 (6.5) | 45.32 (8.09) | 0.009a | 0.017 | 44.47 (7.04) | 45.26 (5.83) | 0.526a | - | 43.27 (6.5) | 44.47 (7.04) | 0.121a |
Data are expressed as n (%) or median (IQR) where appropriate. A p value of < 0.05 indicates a significant difference and statistically significant p-values are in bold. EO-PE Early onset preeclampsia; LO-PE Late onset preeclampsia; AST Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT Alanine aminotransferase; PLT Platelet count; FIB 4 Fibrosis 4 index; FIB 5 Fibrosis 5 index, a: Mann-Whitney U test
* Adjusted p-values were calculated using logistic regression models controlling for maternal age and body mass index (BMI)