TABLE 1.
Clinical characteristics of the women in normotension and stage 1 hypertension group
|
Normotension 260 |
Stage 1 hypertension 137 |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 32.4 ± 4.7 | 32.1 ± 4.2 | .641 |
| Prepregnancy BMI (kg/cm2) | 24.9 ± 4.3 | 25.5 ± 4.8 | .185 |
| Advanced age, n (%) | 95 (36.5) | 47 (34.3) | .659 |
| Obesity, n (%) | 68 (26.2) | 45 (32.8) | .160 |
| Preexisting diabetes, n (%) | 96 (36.9) | 55 (40.1) | .529 |
| PE history, n (%) | 104 (40.0) | 55 (40.1) | .977 |
| Nulliparity, n (%) | 103 (39.6) | 35 (25.5) | .005 |
| Family history of PE, n (%) | 11 (4.2) | 6 (4.4) | .944 |
| SBP at enrollment (mmHg) | 113.8 ± 8.7 | 124.9 ± 8.0 | <.001 |
| DBP at enrollment (mmHg) | 68.9 ± 6.3 | 82.8 ± 4.7 | <.001 |
| Gestational age at delivery (week) | 38.1 ± 2.9 | 38.1 ± 2.4 | .940 |
| Birth weight (g) | 3159.0 ± 696.5 | 3183.6 ± 657.3 | .746 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.