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Table 1 Comparison of clinical data within the study population

From: Chromogranin A demonstrates higher expression in preeclamptic placentas than in normal pregnancy

Clinical data

Preeclamptic group (n = 102)

Control group (n = 103)

P value

Age of the women, ya

30.9 ± 5.8

32.2 ± 4.5

0.06

WBC, 103/μLa

10.4 ± 2.4

10.6 ± 2.2

0.41

RBC, 106/μLd

4.1 (3.7–4.5)

4.24.0–4.4)

0.33

HB, g/dLa

12.4 ± 2.2

12.4 ± 1.1

0.98

HCT, %a

35.5 ± 3.4

36.2 ± 2.7

0.11

MCV, fLa

85.3 ± 6.4

87.0 ± 5.1

0.04c

MCHC, g/dLa

34.3 ± 2.1

33.8 ± 1.6

0.08

PLT, 103/μLa

198.5 ± 64.6

223.7 ± 55.5

0.00c

BMI, kg/m2a

26.4 ± 3.1

24.7 ± 3.6

0.00c

Week of gestation Early PE (n = 39) vs controls

32 (30–33)

39 (38–39)

0.00 c

Week of gestation Late PE (n = 63) vs controls

38 (37–39)

39 (38–39)

0.01 c

Weight of the newborn, ga

2409.9 ± 938.3

3409.2 ± 433.0

0.00c

Height of the newborn, cma

48.3 ± 6.6

54.5 ± 2.8

0.00c

Apgar score, 1 mina

8.6 ± 1.6

9.5 ± 0.8

0.00c

Primiparas, n %b

69 (68%)

37 (36%)

0.00c

Miscarriages, n %b

19 (19%)

21 (20%)

0.75

Baby sex (male), n %b

60 (59%)

47 (46%)

0.06

  1. HB haemoglobin, HCT haematocrit, MCV mean corpuscular volume, MCHC mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, PLT platelet count, RBC red blood count, WBC white blood count
  2. aThe values are presented as mean ± SD. Analysis was performed using Student’s t-test
  3. bAnalysis was performed using the χ2 test
  4. cDenotes statistical significance. p < 0.05 was considered as significant
  5. dThe values are presented as median with interquartile range. Analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney Utest