Table 2. Signs and symptoms and laboratory parameters.
BMI: Body mass index; HB: Hemoglobin; LFT: Liver function test
| Patients with preeclampsia (n = 141) | % | |
| Symptoms | ||
| Headache | 41 | 29.1 |
| Blurred vision | 19 | 13.5 |
| Epigastric pain | 25 | 17.7 |
| Eclamptic fit pre-admission | 4 | 2.8 |
| BMI kg/m2 mean ± SD | 33.19 ± 7.27 | |
| Range | 17–61 | |
| Blood pressure (BP) | ||
| Systolic BP >200mmhg | 3 | 2.1 |
| Diastolic BP 90–100 mmHg | 86 | 61 |
| Diastolic BP >100–120 mmHg | 42 | 29.8 |
| Diastolic BP >120mmhg | 3 | 2.1 |
| Blood results | ||
| HB gm/dl mean ± SD | 11.60 ± 1.25 | |
| Range | 8.5–17 | |
| Low platelets <100 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Abnormal LFTs | 29 | 20.6 |
| Raised creatinine | 6 | 4.3 |
| Uric acid umol/L mean ± SD | 356.55 ± 92.93 | |
| Range | 221–750 | |
| Urine protein | ||
| 1+ | 43 | 30.5 |
| 2+ | 41 | 29.1 |
| 3+ | 11 | 7.8 |
| 4+ | 2 | 1.4 |