Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics.
| Parameter | Maternal age < 35 (n = 306) |
Maternal age ≥ 35 (n = 70) |
p | Nulliparouswomen (n = 205) | Primiparouswomen (n = 171) | p | No pre-eclampsia (n = 351) | Pre-eclampsia (n = 25) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age, years | 28.4 ± 3.2 | 37.2 ± 1.5 | < 0.001 | 28.0 ± 3.8 | 32.6 ± 3.9 | < 0.001 | 30.0 ± 4.5 | 30.6 ± 4.4 | 0.497 |
| Gestational age, weeks | 14 (14, 15) | 14 (14, 15) | 0.642 | 14 (14, 15) | 14 (14, 15) | 0.931 | 14 (14, 15) | 14 (14, 14) | 0.164 |
| Height, cm | 161.4 ± 5.0 | 161.4 ± 4.6 | 0.968 | 161.3 ± 4.9 | 161.4 ± 4.9 | 0.897 | 161.3 ± 4.9 | 161.7 ± 5.0 | 0.968 |
| Weight, kg | 60.2 ± 10.2 | 63.7 ± 9.0 | 0.180 | 58.4 ± 10.5 | 63.3 ± 9.0 | < 0.001 | 60.4 ± 10.0 | 65.8 ± 8.9 | 0.012 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.1 ± 3.7 | 24.4 ± 3.3 | 0.120 | 22.4 ± 3.7 | 24.3 ± 3.4 | < 0.001 | 23.1 ± 3.6 | 25.2 ± 3.3 | 0.010 |
| BSA, m2 | 1.60 ± 0.14 | 1.65 ± 0.13 | 0.030 | 1.58 ± 0.15 | 1.64 ± 0.13 | < 0.001 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 0.018 |
| Heart Rate, bpm | 82.1 ± 10.4 | 81.7 ± 12.0 | 0.759 | 81.9 ± 10.8 | 82.2 ± 10.6 | 0.765 | 81.5 ± 10.6 | 88.9 ± 9.8 | 0.001 |
| Baseline SBP, mmHg | 113 (108, 121) | 117 (110, 123) | 0.081 | 112 (107, 121) | 115 (109, 121) | 0.063 | 115 (108, 121) | 116 (107, 123) | 0.537 |
| Baseline DBP, mmHg | 75 (71, 79) | 75 (71, 79) | 0.964 | 75 (71, 78) | 76 (70, 79) | 0.912 | 76 (71, 79) | 74 (71, 78) | 0.338 |
| Follow-up SBP, mmHg | 114 (108, 122) | 117 (112, 123) | 0.165 | 114 (107, 122) | 118 (110, 123) | 0.056 | 114 (108, 121) | 157 (152, 171) | < 0.001 |
| Follow-up DBP, mmHg | 76 (71, 80) | 76 (71, 81) | 0.744 | 76 (71, 80) | 77 (71, 81) | 0.847 | 76 (71, 79) | 109 (104, 116) | < 0.001 |
| History of abortion, count (%) | 114 (37.3%) | 36 (51.4%) | 0.029 | 63 (30.7%) | 87 (50.9%) | < 0.001 | 139 (39.6%) | 11 (44.0%) | 0.664 |
Gestational age represented the time Echocardiography was measured. Follow-up SBP and DBP were defined as the highest blood pressure collected during the follow-up.
Values are given as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or count (percentage).
BMI body mass index, BSA body surface area, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure.