TABLE 1.

Clinical and biochemical data of subject groups

Parameter	NC (n = 27)	PE (n = 24)
Maternal age, years (mean ± SD)	30 ± 6.9	31 ± 6.1
Booking BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD)	26.2 ± 5.4	26.6 ± 5.0
Maximum systolic blood pressure outside labor, mm Hg (mean ± SD)	116 ± 4.6	156 ± 7.1*
Maximum diastolic blood pressure outside labor, mm Hg (mean ± SD)	76.0 ± 3.0	98.0 ± 4.5*
Proteinuria, g/l (median [IQR])	—	1.0 [0.3, 11.5]
Gestational age at delivery, weeks (mean ± SD)	40 ± 1.1	36.7 ± 3.8*
Birth weight, kg (median [IQR])	3.5 [3.3, 3.7]	2.9 [2.0, 3.4]*
Birthweight centile (median [IQR])	45 [23, 62]	13 [1, 82]
SGA infants [n (%)]	1 (3.7)	7 (29.2)
Preterm deliveries, ≤37 weeks gestation [n (%)]	0	14 (58.3)

NC, normotensive controls; PE, preeclampsia; IQR, interquartile range. *P < 0.05 between normotensive controls and women with preeclampsia.