Table 1 Clinical and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women in a community based study
Variables | Preeclampsia (n = 30) | Normotensive controls (n = 182) | p-value(1) |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | 26.9 ± 7.9 | 23.9 ± 5.8 | 0.014 |
Number of gestations | 2.3 ± 3.0 | 2.5 ± 1.7 | 0.647 |
Mean Parity | 1.1 ± 2.9 | 1.2 ± 1.3 | 0.873 |
BMI at recruitment (kg/m2) | 25.3 ± 3.9 | 23.7 ± 3.6 | 0.020 |
Gestational age at recruitment (weeks) | 19.6 ± 8.2 | 18.7 ± 7.8 | 0.599 |
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 37.6 ± 3.2 | 39.1 ± 1.9 | 0.015 |
Maternal Initial weight (kg) | 63.9 ± 11.2 | 58.3 ± 9.3 | 0.038 |
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 37.6 ± 3.2 | 39.1 ± 1.9 | 0.015 |
Infant birth weight (g) | 3028 ± 802 | 3236 ± 491 | 0.178 |
AST (U/l) | 16.6 ± 4.1 | 15.2 ± 5.1 | 0.193 |
ALT (U/l) | 14.8 ± 5.7 | 11.9 ± 5.5 | 0.012 |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 227.1 ± 57.2 | 221.2 ± 54.2 | 0.607 |
Tryglicerides (mg/dl) | 190.1 ± 61.8 | 177.8 ± 59.5 | 0.326 |
HDL (mg/dl) | 49.1 ± 13.6 | 48.9 ± 11.4 | 0.964 |
LDL (mg/dl) | 139.3 ± 53.8 | 136.2 ± 46.7 | 0.762 |
VLDL (mg/dl) | 37.5 ± 12.4 | 35.1 ± 11.9 | 0.343 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 64.9 ± 11.0 | 68.4 ± 47.6 | 0.714 |
Urea (mg/dl) | 20.7 ± 4.1 | 22.0 ± 5.6 | 0.272 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.7 ± 1.4 | 0.2 ± 0.8 | 0.006 |
UricAcid (mg/dl) | 3.1 ± 1.4 | 2.9 ± 1.3 | 0.598 |
Family history of chronic hypertension | 0.949 | ||
Yes | 17 (56.7%) | 102 (56.0%) | |
No | 13 (43.3%) | 80 (42.0%) | |
Family history of preeclampsia (mother) | 0.314 | ||
Yes | 2 (6.7%) | 5 (2.7%) | |
No | 28 (93.3%) | 177 (97.3%) | |
Family history of preeclampsia (sibling) | 0.618 | ||
Yes | 2 (6.7%) | 7 (3.8%) | |
No | 28 (93.3%) | 175 (96.2%) | |
Type of delivery | <0.001 | ||
Vaginal | 8 (26.7%) | 141 (77.5%) | |
Cesarean section | 22 (76.3%) | 41 (22.5%) | |
Age group | 0.087 | ||
< 20 years | 4 (13.3%) | 48 (26.4%) | |
20 – 24 years | 8 (26.7%) | 61 (35.3%) | |
25 – 34 years | 12 (40.0%) | 60 (33.0%) | |
> 34 years | 6 (20.0%) | 13 (7.1%) | |
BMI by interval (kg/m2) | 0.070 | ||
< 18.5 | 1 (3.3%) | 12 (6.6%) | |
18.5 – 24.9 | 11 (36.7%) | 107 (58.8%) | |
25.0 – 29.0 | 14 (46.6%) | 52 (28.6%) | |
> 29.0 | 4 (13.3%) | 11 (6.0%) |