Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics among women diagnosed with or without preeclampsia.
| Characteristic | Non-PE n = 69 | PE n = 65 | Total n = 134 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years)# | 29 ± 6 | 28 ± 6 | 28 ± 6 | 0.27 |
| Primigravid* | 16 (23.2%) | 32 (49.2%) | 48 (35.8%) | 0.003 |
| Multigravid* | 53 (76.8%) | 33 (50.8%) | 86 (64.2%) | |
| Mean BMI (kg/m2)# | 26 ± 4.9 | 27.7 ± 5.6 | 26.8 ± 5.3 | 0.08 |
| Sampling Systolic BP (mmHg)# | 122.2 ± 14.2 | 150.7 ± 18.1 | 136.0 ± 21.6 | <0.0001 |
| Sampling Diastolic BP (mmHg)# | 75.5 ± 8.8 | 95.7 ± 14.3 | 85.2 ± 15.5 | <0.0001 |
| IPTp use* | ||||
| Dose 4 | 1 (1.5%) | 2 (3.4%) | 3 (2.4%) | 0.78 |
| Dose 3 | 36 (55.4%) | 27 (46.6%) | 63 (51.2%) | |
| Dose 2 | 10 (15.4%) | 13 (22.4%) | 23 (18.7%) | |
| Dose 1 | 12 (18.5%) | 11 (19.0%) | 25 (18.7%) | |
| Dose 0 | 6 (9.2%) | 5 (8.6%) | 11 (8.9%) | |
| No record | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Delivery age (weeks)# | 39.5 ± 2 | 36.2 ± 4 | 37.9 ± 4 | <0.0001 |
| Mode of delivery* | ||||
| Vaginal | 69 (100%) | 15 (23.1%) | 84 (62.7%) | <0.0001 |
| C section | 0 | 50 (76.9%) | 50 (37.3%) | |
| Preterm delivery* | 3 (4.3%) | 30 (46.3%) | 33 (24.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Birth weight (kg)# | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 2.8 ± 0.8 | <0.0001 |
| Apgar at 1 min# | 7.1 (±1.1) | 6.3 (±1.3) | 6.7 (±1.3) | <0.002 |
| Apgar at 5 min# | 8.3 (±0.9) | 7.6 (±1.2) | 8.0 (±1.1) | <0.001 |
| Sex of babya* | ||||
| Male | 33 (47.8%) | 30 (46.9%) | 63 (47.4%) | 1.00 |
| Female | 36 (52.2%) | 34 (53.1%) | 70 (52.6%) | |
| NICU admissionb* | ||||
| Yes | 7 (10.1%) | 37 (57.8%) | 44 (33.1%) | <0.0001 |
| No | 62 (89.9%) | 27 (42.2%) | 89 (66.9%) | |
#Mean ± SD; *n = %; a n = 64 (PE group); bn = 68 (both non-PE and PE groups) and PE NICU admission; BMI = Body mass index; BP = Blood pressure; IPTp = Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy; NICU = Neonatal intensive care unit. P-values were generated using Student’s t-test for continuous data and Fisher’s exact test for categorical data.