TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of normal, PE and SGA pregnancies.
| Normal Pregnancy n = 59 | PE n = 14 | SGA n = 25 | |
| Maternal age (years) | 26 (23–30.3) | 26.6 (22.8–29.0) | 27.5 (19–31) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.6 (23.1–30.4) | 27.97 (24.9–32.4) | 29.8 (25.7–34.2) |
| GA at delivery (weeks) | 39.6 (38.4–40.3) | 35.53 (33.8–38.0)* | 39.7 (38.2–40.9) |
| Birth weight (g) | 3460 (3140–3735) | 2395 (1553–2908)* | 2830 (2543–3080)* |
| BWC | 46.40 (27.6–75.0) | 9.2 (0.4-56.4)* | 5.25 (1.8–7.2)* |
| Maternal ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 43 (72.88) | 12 (85.71) | 20 (80) |
| Not Caucasian | 16 (27.12) | 2 (14.29) | 5 (20) |
| Smoker | 14 (23.73) | 02 (14.29) | 12 (48)* |
| Infant sex | |||
| Male | 28 (47.46) | 13 (92.86)* | 10 (40) |
| Female | 31 (52.54) | 1 (7.14) | 15 (60) |
| 13 weeks | |||
| sBP (mmHg) | 110 (105–115) | − | 111 (109–125) |
| dBP (mmHg) | 70 (60–70) | − | 70 (60–75) |
| 18 weeks | |||
| sBP (mmHg) | 109 (100–120) | − | 112 (110–121) |
| dBP (mmHg) | 64 (60–70) | − | 70 (70–80) |
| 30 weeks | |||
| sBP (mmHg) | 112 (102–120) | − | 117 (106–123) |
| dBP (mmHg) | 70 (60–70) | − | 70 (60–80) |
| 36 weeks | |||
| sBP (mmHg) | 110 (100–120) | − | 110 (100–129) |
| dBP (mmHg) | 70 (64–80) | − | 72 (62–80) |
| Third trimester (26–36 weeks) | |||
| sBP (mmHg) | 110 (100–120) | 120 (110.5–136) | − |
| dBP (mmHg) | 70 (64–80) | 80 (70–83) | − |
Data are expressed as median (IQR) or number (%) for maternal ethnicity, smoker, and infant sex. BMI, Body Mass Index; BWC, birth weight centile; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; GA, gestational age; PE, preeclampsia; sBP, systolic blood pressure; SGA, small for gestational age. *indicates a significant difference compared with the normal pregnancy group.