A cross sectional study to assess the sFlt-1:PlGF ratio in pregnant women with and without preeclampsia

Table 2 Comparison of means of age, POG, sFlt-1, PlGF and sFlt-1:PlGF ratio in case and control

Parameters	Preeclampsia Mean ± SD	Normal Mean ± SD	P-value
Age	27.3 ± 3.1	26.3 ± 2.5	0.393
POG	35.3 ± 3.0	34.9 ± 3.2	0.875
sFlt-1	2575.50 ± 775.03	453.75 ± 156.24	< 0.001*
PlGF	86.31 ± 26.9	155.8 ± 63.89	< 0.001*
Ratio	31.6 ± 9.6	3.2 ± 1.3	< 0.001*
DBP	101.1 ± 9.4	76.3 ± 5.6	< 0.001*

Abbreviation: POG- period of gestation, DBP- Diastolic blood pressure, sFlt-1 – soluble Fms like tyrosine kinase-1, PlGF- Placental growth factor
* significant at < 0.001

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