Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

Patients Status	PE n = 44	GH n = 44	p a
Age (years, mean ± SD)	28 ± 4.05	30 ± 4.60	0.124
Period of gestation	35	39	2.469 × 10−6
Body mass index (kg/m2) (median, min/max)	30 (21/46)	33 (26/42)	7.013 × 10−8
Parity
0	36	34	NT
1	7	7	NT
>1	1	3	NT

^a χ² test of association or Mann–Whitney U-test comparing PE vs. GH; NT—not tested.