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Published in final edited form as: Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2012 Sep 10;87(4-5):127–134. doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2012.08.003

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of healthy non-pregnant women, healthy pregnant women and preeclamptic patients.

Variable	Non-pregnant women (n = 13)	Normotensive pregnant women (n = 17)	Preeclamptic women (n = 15)
Age at enrollment (years)	30 (16–42)	28 (15–43)	25 (16–39)
Body mass index (kg/m²)	25.8 (18.7–43.5)	23.2 (19.6–30.8)	26.3 (20.1–32.3)
Gestational age at enrollment (weeks)	N/A	31 (26–40)	30 (21–34)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	ND	108 (100–114)	156 (137–170)^a
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	ND	71 (60–80)	101 (89–118)^a
Proteinuria (g/24 hours urine)	ND	ND	7.7 (2.5–22.3)

Data are presented as mean (data range). N/A: Not applicable. ND: Not determined

P< 0.001 between normotensive pregnant women and preeclamptic women.