Table 2. Basic anthropometric characteristics of the studied subjects .
| Variables |
Preeclamptic women
(n= 40) Mean (SD) |
Non preeclamptic pregnant women(n=40)
Mean (SD) |
P -value* |
| Pre-pregnancy weight (kg) | 73.15 (12.02) | 74.37 (12.56) | 0.657 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 28.89 (5.43) | 30.03 (4.67) | 0.320 |
| Pregnancy weight (kg) | 84.48 (13.62) | 83.52 (13.54) | 0.752 |
| Pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 33.49 (6.06) | 33.72 (4.96) | 0.854 |
| Weight gain during pregnancy(kg) | 11.25(4.37) | 8.90(4.52) | 0.021 |
*.Independent sample t-test// BMI: body mass index