Table 4.
Metabolic parameters in women with a history of preeclampsia or normotensive controls were evaluated prior to delivery and at five years follow up
| Variables |
Median ± half interquartile range |
p-value (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preeclampsia (n = 10) | Normotensive controls (n = 17) | ||
|
Variables at recruitment |
|
|
|
| Age (years) |
27.0 ± 6.7 |
26.0 ± 2.5 |
0.414 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
26.5 ± 1.5 |
23.6 ± 3.9 |
0.170 |
| Parity |
0.5 ± 1.0 |
1.0 ± 1.0 |
0.204 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) |
226.0 ± 65.5 |
246.0 ± 36.7 |
0.426 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
163.0 ± 51.2 |
217.0 ± 49.5 |
0.181 |
| HDL (mg/dl) |
50.0 ± 7.7 |
45.0 ± 5.2 |
0.263 |
| Ratio Cholesterol-HDL |
4.4 ± 1.6 |
5.5 ± 1.3 |
0.241 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) |
65.0 ± 4.5 |
64.0 ± 7.0 |
0.711 |
| Urea (mg/dl) |
21.0 ± 2.9 |
19.0 ± 2.4 |
0.133 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.8 ± 0.1 |
0.7 ± 0.1 |
0.051 |
| Uricacid (mg/dl) |
3.1 ± 1.5 |
3.7 ± 1.2 |
0.833 |
|
At 5 year follow up |
|
|
|
| BMI (kg/m2) |
28.5 ± 1.5 |
25.0 ± 2.7 |
0.013 |
| Abdominal circunference (cm) |
91.5 ± 9.4 |
85.0 ± 6.8 |
0.127 |
| Parity |
2.0 ± 0.7 |
3.0 ± 1.0 |
0.386 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
180.5 ± 11.6 |
173.0 ± 28.8 |
0.537 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
85.5 ± 33.2 |
114.0 ± 39.8 |
0.675 |
| HDL (mg/dl) |
48.5 ± 7.0 |
52.0 ± 5.8 |
0.604 |
| RatioCholesterol-HDL |
3.7 ± 0.4 |
3.3 ± 0.7 |
0.414 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) |
76.0 ± 7.6 |
76.0 ± 4.8 |
0.473 |
| Urea (mg/dl) |
20.0 ± 3.6 |
20.0 ± 3.5 |
0.570 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.7 ± 0.1 |
0.7 ± 0.2 |
0.386 |
| Uricacid (mg/dl) |
3.3 ± 0.4 |
3.2 ± 0.8 |
0.414 |
| RatioAlbumin/creatinine |
31.9 ± 18.8 |
24.5 ± 16.6 |
0.414 |
| C reactiveProtein (mg/dl) |
0.1 ± 0.2 |
0.1 ± 0.1 |
0.824 |
| Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM - mmHg) |
|
|
|
| 24 hour systolic Blood Pressure |
113.0 ± 6.7 |
104.0 ± 7.2 |
0.053 |
| 24 hour Diastolic Blood Pressure |
75.5 ± 6.9 |
67.5 ± 5.1 |
0.017 |
| Daytime Systolic Blood Pressure |
116.0 ± 7.1 |
108.5 ± 7.9 |
0.097 |
| Daytime Diastolic Blood Pressure |
80.5 ± 6.5 |
72.0 ± 6.0 |
0.010 |
| Sleep Systolic Blood Pressure |
108.5 ± 4.9 |
97.5 ± 8.6 |
0.053 |
| Sleep time Diastolic Blood Pressure | 67.0 ± 4.2 | 61.0 ± 5.1 | 0.097 |
(1) Median test for independent groups.