Table I.
Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients used in the present study.
| Clinicopathological characteristic | Patients with preeclampsia (n=29) | Normal pregnant women (n=27) | Healthy non-pregnant women (n=10) | ANOVA F value; P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age at delivery (years) | 31±7a,b | 26±6 | 27±7 | 4.251; 0.015 |
| BMI at blood draw (kg/m2) | 28.7±6.3a,b | 26.0±5.9b | 21.6±1.6 | 4.912; 0.001 |
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 37±2.1a | 39±2.2 | n.a. | 2.376; <0.001 |
| Primiparous women (%) | 17 (58.6%) | 16 (59.25%) | n.a. | 0.002; 0.961 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 155±49a,b | 119±30 | 115±36 | 6.814; 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 100±36a,b | 77±26 | 74±33 | 4.593; 0.010 |
| Fetal birth weight (g) | 2,932±378c | 3,212±212 | n.a. | 2.563; 0.013 |
| Fetal growth restriction (%) | 12 (41.4%)a | 0 | n.a. | <0.001 |
a
P<0.001 vs. normal pregnant women
b
P<0.001 vs. healthy non-pregnant women
c
P<0.05 vs. normal pregnant women. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and as number (percentage) for categorical variables. ANOVA, analysis of variance; BMI, body mass index; n.a., not applicable.