Table 1.

Selected clinical characteristics of severe preeclamptic subjects and controls

	Control n = 10	Severe PE n = 10
Maternal age (y)*	26.2 ± 6.1	25.1 ± 5.6
Gravidity*	3.2 ± 2.3**	1.4 ± 0.7**
Parity*	1.3 ± 1.7**	0.0 ± 0.0**
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)*	34.0 ± 2.4	33.7 ± 2.4
Birthweight (g)*	2306.8 ± 504.9	2228.0 ± 669.7
Max. SBP (mm Hg)*	135.2 ± 18.9†	177.1 ± 17.9†
Max. DBP (mm Hg)*	83.3 ± 9.7†	107.3 ± 9.5†
No labor	20%	30%
Cesarean section	40%	70%
Maternal race
White	70%	80%
Black	30%	20%

^*Mean ± standard deviation

^**denotes p ≤ 0.05

^†denotes p ≤ 0.01

Abbreviations: SBP (systolic blood pressure), DBP (diastolic blood pressure)