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Table 4 Metabolic parameters in women with a history of preeclampsia or normotensive controls were evaluated prior to delivery and at five years follow up

From: Preeclampsia is associated with increased maternal body weight in a northeastern Brazilian population

Variables

Median ± half interquartile range

p-value(1)

Preeclampsia (n = 10)

Normotensive controls (n = 17)

Variables at recruitment

   

Age (years)

27.0 ± 6.7

26.0 ± 2.5

0.414

BMI (kg/m2)

26.5 ± 1.5

23.6 ± 3.9

0.170

Parity

0.5 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 1.0

0.204

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

226.0 ± 65.5

246.0 ± 36.7

0.426

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

163.0 ± 51.2

217.0 ± 49.5

0.181

HDL (mg/dl)

50.0 ± 7.7

45.0 ± 5.2

0.263

Ratio Cholesterol-HDL

4.4 ± 1.6

5.5 ± 1.3

0.241

Glucose (mg/dl)

65.0 ± 4.5

64.0 ± 7.0

0.711

Urea (mg/dl)

21.0 ± 2.9

19.0 ± 2.4

0.133

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.8 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.1

0.051

Uricacid (mg/dl)

3.1 ± 1.5

3.7 ± 1.2

0.833

At 5 year follow up

   

BMI (kg/m2)

28.5 ± 1.5

25.0 ± 2.7

0.013

Abdominal circunference (cm)

91.5 ± 9.4

85.0 ± 6.8

0.127

Parity

2.0 ± 0.7

3.0 ± 1.0

0.386

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

180.5 ± 11.6

173.0 ± 28.8

0.537

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

85.5 ± 33.2

114.0 ± 39.8

0.675

HDL (mg/dl)

48.5 ± 7.0

52.0 ± 5.8

0.604

RatioCholesterol-HDL

3.7 ± 0.4

3.3 ± 0.7

0.414

Glucose (mg/dl)

76.0 ± 7.6

76.0 ± 4.8

0.473

Urea (mg/dl)

20.0 ± 3.6

20.0 ± 3.5

0.570

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.7 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.2

0.386

Uricacid (mg/dl)

3.3 ± 0.4

3.2 ± 0.8

0.414

RatioAlbumin/creatinine

31.9 ± 18.8

24.5 ± 16.6

0.414

C reactiveProtein (mg/dl)

0.1 ± 0.2

0.1 ± 0.1

0.824

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM - mmHg)

   

24 hour systolic Blood Pressure

113.0 ± 6.7

104.0 ± 7.2

0.053

24 hour Diastolic Blood Pressure

75.5 ± 6.9

67.5 ± 5.1

0.017

Daytime Systolic Blood Pressure

116.0 ± 7.1

108.5 ± 7.9

0.097

Daytime Diastolic Blood Pressure

80.5 ± 6.5

72.0 ± 6.0

0.010

Sleep Systolic Blood Pressure

108.5 ± 4.9

97.5 ± 8.6

0.053

Sleep time Diastolic Blood Pressure

67.0 ± 4.2

61.0 ± 5.1

0.097

  1. (1) Median test for independent groups.