Table 1.

Demographics of preeclamptic cases and normotensive controls.

	Normotensive	Preeclamptic
	(n = 14)	(n = 14)
Demographics	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	p Value
Age (years)	24.9 ± 2.9	23.3 ± 4.3	NS
BMI (kg/m2)	26.9 ± 7	28.7 ± 7	NS
SBP at delivery (mmHg)	119 ± 14	151 ± 12	<0.0001
DBP at delivery (mmHg)	71 ± 11	96 ± 11	<0.0001
GA at delivery (weeks)	40.0 ± 1.0	36.6 (±2.6)	0.0001

All subjects were Gravida 1, non-smoking, and of European descent; BMI, body mass index;

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GA, gestational age; p value determined by t-test.