Table 1.

Clinical subject characteristics

	Control (n = 11)	PE (n = 12)	Significance
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)	39 ± 1	33 ± 3	***
Maternal age (years)	30 ± 4	30 ± 5	Ns
Maternal BMI (kg/m2)	25 ± 6	24 ± 4	Ns
Neonatal birth weight (kg)	3.4 ± 0.4	2.4 ± 0.9	**
Neonatal sex (male, %)	64	58	–
IUGR (%)	0	50	–
Mode of delivery (CS, %)	55	58	–

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. BMI body mass index, IUGR intrauterine growth restriction, CS cesarean section, Ns non-significant. Ns: p > 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001