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Table 1 Clinical characteristics for cases and controls

From: Arsenic exposure and risk of preeclampsia in a Mexican mestizo population

Clinical features

Controls (n = 202)

Cases (n = 104)

P-value

Age (years)

24.30 (7.078)a

24.39 (7.349)a

.92b

Weeks of pregnancy

37.49 (3.96)a

35.82 (3.97)a

0.001b

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

111.74 (10.82)a

158.36 (16.41)a

<0.0001b

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

70.39 (9.97)a

101.21 (10.3)a

<0.0001b

Number of pregnancies

2.26 (1.40)a

2.34 (2.49)a

0.718b

Body mass index

24.61 (5.22)a

27.63 (5.82)a

<0.0001b

PE antecedent

13/202

14/104

0.045c

  1. aMean ± Standard deviation
  2. bIndependent sample T test
  3. cChi square test