Table 1.
Demographics of study participants.
|
Control (n = 12) |
Preeclampsia (n = 11) |
|
|---|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHICS | ||
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 33.4 ± 4.7 | 30.6 ± 5.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 24.5 ± 5.6 | 29.4 ± 4.6 * |
| BMI at delivery (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 28.2 ± 4.7 | 33.4 ± 4.5 * |
| GA at delivery (weeks, mean ± SD) | 39.3 ± 1.2 | 37.6 ± 3.0 |
| Gravida (mean ± SD) | 3.0 ± 1.5 | 2.5 ± 2.5 |
| Para (mean ± SD) | 1.5 ± 1.5 | 0.7 ± 1.5 |
| Twin pregnancy | 0 | 1 |
| RACE/ETHNICITY | ||
| Asian | 0 | 3 |
| Black | 0 | 1 |
| White | 10 | 4 |
| Other | 2 | 3 |
| Hispanic | 3 | 3 |
| Non-hispanic | 9 | 8 |
| MODE OF DELIVERY | ||
| Normal spontaneous vaginal delivery | 8 | 5 |
| Cesarean delivery | 4 | 6 |
| PREECLAMPSIA CHARACTERISTICS | ||
| Preeclampsia with severe feature | 7 | |
| Early-onset preeclampsia | 2 | |
| COMORBIDITY | ||
| Gestational diabetes | 1 | 1 |
| Type II diabetes | 0 | 2 |
| Autoimmune disease | 0 | 3 |
| Chronic hypertension | 0 | 2 |
*
p < 0.05, by using unpaired student t-test.