Table 1. Subject characteristics according to pregnancy outcome.
Variable | Normotensive (n = 18) | PE/HELLP (n = 10) | P Value |
Maternal Age, years; mean (±SD) | 27.4 (2.5) | 28.7 (5.9) | 0.42 |
Gestations, n (%) | 0.21 | ||
1 | 16 (89) | 7 (70) | |
2 | 1 (6) | 2 (20) | |
3 | 1 (6) | 1 (10) | |
Parity, n (%) | 0.21 | ||
0 | 16 (89) | 7 (70) | |
1 | 1 (6) | 2 (20) | |
2 | 1 (6) | 1 (10) | |
Nulliparous, n (%) | 16 (89) | 7 (70) | 0.21 |
Delivery Systolic, mean (±SD) | 122.3 (6.2) | 147.4 (6.6) | <0.001 |
Delivery Diastolic, mean (±SD) | 72.5 (6.5) | 92.0 (5.6) | <0.001 |
Gestational Age at delivery in days, mean (±SD) | 279 (6) | 272 (13) | 0.06 |
Postpartum Systolic, mean (±SD) | 105.6 (12.0) | 105.8 (13.5) | 0.96 |
Postpartum Diastolic, mean (±SD) | 64.4 (8.4) | 70.8 (9.2) | 0.08 |
Follow-up in years, mean (±SD) | 4.1 (1.6) | 3.9 (1.7) | 0.77 |
T-test for continuous variables, Fisher’s exact test for discrete variables (for those with >2 levels, the lowest was compared to non-lowest as a group).