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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2008 Apr 14;51(6):1499–1505. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.109934

Table 2.

Blood Variables at Reexamination

Blood Variable Prior Eclampsia
(n=25)
Control
(n=28)
P
Median, IQR
C-reactive protein, mg/L  9.0 (0.9 to 13.2)  2.0 (0.2 to 5.1) <0.03
Insulin, μU/mL  8.6 (7.5 to 13.1)  7.0 (5.7 to 10.9) <0.04
Glucose, mmol/L  4.9 (4.5 to 5.4)  4.8 (4.6 to 5.1) 0.95
HOMA score 1.72 (1.43 to 3.96) 1.49 (1.18 to 2.54) 0.06
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL   125 (109 to 170)   117 (97 to 138) 0.11
Triglycerides, mg/dL   110 (74 to 177)   100 (73 to 158) 0.53
Mean, SD
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL 57.6 (14.1) 69.1 (16.7) <0.02
Apolipoprotein B, mg/dL   125 (38)    96 (29) <0.01
LDL particle diameter, Å   263 (7)   268 (7) <0.04
Total cholesterol, mg/dL   227 (44)   216 (36) 0.16
Free fatty acids, mmol/L 0.60 (0.30) 0.54 (0.26) 0.62
Lipoprotein(a), mg/dL 12.0 (10.3) 11.2 (10.2) 0.69

Values are given as mean (standard deviation) or median (interquartile range) as indicated.

IQR indicates interquartile range; HOMA, homeostasis model of insulin resistance.