Table 1.
Patient demographics of cord-blood- and maternal-blood-derived ECFC. Data are expressed as means +/− standard deviation or numbers (n) and %. BMI, body mass index; ECFC, endothelial progenitor cells; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
| Cord-Blood-Derived ECFC | Maternal-Blood-Derived ECFC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Pregnancy (n = 6) |
Preeclamptic Pregnancy (n = 6) |
p-Value | Healthy Pregnancy (n = 6) |
Preeclamptic Pregnancy (n = 6) |
p-Value | |
| Maternal age at delivery (years) | 32.8 ± 5.2 | 31.5 ± 3.7 | 0.65 | 31.7 ± 7.4 | 30.8 ± 5.5 | 0.85 |
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 38.6 ± 0.5 | 36.8 ± 1.1 | 0.03 | 38.3 ± 0.7 | 33.1 ± 3.9 | 0.01 |
| Multiparous n (%) | 5 (83%) | 4 (67%) | 1.00 | 6 (100%) | 4 (67%) | 0.45 |
| Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 26.2 ± 6.3 | 29.7 ± 12.9 | 0.80 | 27.2 ± 4.5 | 26.9 ± 6.1 | 0.90 |
| Gestational SBP, pre-delivery (mmHg) | 121 ± 8 | 164 ± 18 | <0.001 | 121 ± 8 | 163 ± 11 | <0.001 |
| Gestational SBP, before 20 week gestation (mmHg) | 112 ± 11 | 125 ± 21 | 0.20 | 116 ± 14 | 113 ± 16 | 0.70 |
| Gestational DBP, pre-delivery (mmHg) | 70 ± 5 | 98 ± 6 | <0.001 | 74 ± 9 | 95 ± 13 | 0.009 |
| Gestational DBP, before 20 week gestation (mmHg) | 69 ± 11 | 80 ± 10 | 0.10 | 68 ± 11 | 76 ± 9 | 0.18 |
| Birth weight (g) | 3487 ± 523 | 2741 ± 669 | 0.06 | 3314 ± 651 | 1628 ± 815 | 0.004 |
| Birth weight percentile | 55 ± 30 | 35 ± 35 | 0.32 | 51 ± 35 | 21 ± 16 | 0.11 |
| Birth weight percentile <10th n (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (17%) | 1.00 | 1 (17%) | 2 (34%) | 1.00 |
| Caesarean delivery n (%) | 6 (100%) | 5 (83%) | 1.00 | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 1.00 |
| Maternal race, White n (%) | 6 (100%) | 5 (83%) | 1.00 | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 1.00 |
| Baby sex, Male n (%) | 3 (50%) | 1 (17%) | 0.55 | 1 (17%) | 2 (34%) | 1.00 |