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. 2017 Oct 20;12(10):e0186521. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186521

Table 1. Demographic parameters of the study population.

Preeclampsia Controls
  all
(n = 24)
Early-onset
(GA < 34+0 weeks) (n = 10)
Late-onset
(GA ≥ 34+0 weeks) (n = 14)
all
(n = 72)
GA<34+0 weeks (n = 30) GA ≥34+0 weeks (n = 42)
Gestational age at inclusion 33+5 ± 3+3 30+6 ± 2+0 35+4 ± 2+6 33+5 ± 3+4 30+6 ± 2+1 35+5 ± 2+5
age (years) 30.3 ± 6.3 31.0 ± 5.9 29.9 ± 6.8 31.9 ± 5.0 33.5 ± 5.0 30.8 ± 4.7
weight (kg) 67.3 ± 18.5 65.7 ± 13.4 68.4 ± 21.8 63.2 ± 10.7 63.6 ± 12.4 63.0 ± 9.4
height (cm) 165 ± 6 164 ± 8 166 ± 6 167 ± 5 167 ± 6 167 ± 5
BMI (kg/m2) 24.6 ± 6.1 a 24.4 ± 4.6 b 24.7 ± 7.2 22.5 ± 3.6 22.6 ± 3.8 22.5 ± 3.4
Delivery (day of gestation) 244 ± 23 a 221 ± 12 b 260 ± 12 b 274 ± 10 273 ± 11 275 ± 8

BMI body mass index; GA gestational age (e.g. 30+6 ± 2+0 represents day of gestation 216 ± 14)

a denotes significant differences (p<0.05) between the preeclampsia group and controls (all)

b denotes significant differences (p<0.05) between subgroups of preeclampsia (< 34 and ≥ 34 weeks) and subgroups of controls (< 34 and ≥ 34 weeks)