Table 1.
| Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Preterm controls | Preterm preeclampsia | Preterm HELLP | Term controls | Term preeclampsia |
| Number of cases1 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| Maternal age (years)2 | 26.5 (5.5) | 30.9 (5.6) | 28.4 (4.5) | 32.2 (4.9) | 28.3 (3.0) |
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks)2 | 32.5 (2.8) | 30.9 (2.1) | 31.42 (2.8) | 38.7 (0.8) | 37.6 (0.8) |
| Primiparity3 | 50 | 38.5 | 58.3 | 15 | 85.7† |
| Smoking3 | 30 | 15.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)2,4 | 115.6 (7.2) | 162.3 (16.0)* | 162.9 (10.5)* | 120.3 (11.9) | 163.1 (15.8)* |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)2,4 | 75.0 (8.7) | 95.5 (11.7)* | 105.0 (13.8)* | 74.8 (5.8) | 103.0 (11.2)* |
| Maternal BMI (kg/m2)2 | 25.6 (4.3) | 32.4 (8.4)‡ | 26.6 (3.4) | 26.2 (4.0) | 28.3 (1.1) |
| Neonatal birth-weight (g)2 | 2246 (709.1) | 1391.5 (446.9)† | 1445.8 (421.8)† | 3317 (470) | 2714 (498)‡ |
| Placental weight (g)2 | 410.5 (65.8) | 261.5 (63.1)‡ | 262.6 (51.7)‡ | 504.0 (81.9) | 379.8 (110.9) |
| Caesarean section3 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
All women were Caucasian.
1
Values are presented as number
2
mean(±SD)
3
or percentage.
*
p<0.001
†
p<0.01
‡
p<0.05 compared to gestational age matched controls.
4
Highest blood pressure values measured before delivery.