Table 1.
Clinical characteristic of patient groups
| Characteristics | Normotensive Pregnancies (n = 8) |
Preeclamptic Pregnancies (n = 10) |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | 24.0 (18.0 – 29.0) | 21.0 (19.0 – 40.0) |
| Parity (number) | 1.0 (1.0 – 3.0) | 0.5 (0.0 – 3.0) |
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 39.9 (37.6 – 41.1) | *37.4 (33.7 – 41.1) |
| Birth weight (grams) | 3600.0 (1893.0 – 4005.0) | 3210.0.0 (1748.0 – 3725.0) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 71.0 (58.0 – 86.0) | **90.0 (79.0 – 103.0) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 114.0 (106.0 – 127.0) | ***149.0 (131.0 – 160.0) |
| Protein | 0.0 (0.0 – 0.0) | 3.0 (1.0 – 4.0) |
Data are reported as median (min - max) of preeclamptic pregnancies compared to normotensive pregnant controls using the two-sample Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test.
*
p < 0.04,
**
p < 0.0001, and
***
p < 0.00002 compared to normotensive control group.