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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of healthy non-pregnant and pregnant women and preeclamptic patients

From: Circulating cytokines, chemokines and adhesion molecules in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia determined by multiplex suspension array

 

Healthy non-pregnant women (n = 59)

Healthy pregnant women (n = 60)

Preeclamptic patients (n = 60)

Age (years)

28 (23-35)

30 (28-32)

29 (26-32)

BMI at blood draw (kg/m2)

20.8 (19.6-22.9)

25.8 (24.3-27.9)b

29.9 (26.9-33.3)b,d

Smokers

14 (23.7%)

0 (0%)b

3 (5.0%)a

Primiparas

n.a.

37 (61.7%)

38 (63.3%)

Systolic blood pressure at blood draw (mmHg)

115 (110-120)

110 (107-120)

162 (155-180)b,d

Diastolic blood pressure at blood draw (mmHg)

80 (70-80)

70 (60-80)b

100 (97-110)b,d

Gestational age at blood draw (weeks)

n.a.

36 (36-37)

37 (36-39)

Gestational age at delivery (weeks)

n.a.

39 (38-40)

38 (37-39)d

Fetal birth weight (grams)

n.a.

3450 (3150-3700)

3125 (2450-3475)d

Fetal growth restriction

n.a.

0 (0%)

11 (18.3%)d

  1. Data are presented as median (25-75 percentile) for continuous variables and as number (percentage) for categorical variables
  2. n.a.: not applicable; BMI: body mass index
  3. a p < 0.05 versus healthy non-pregnant women
  4. b p < 0.001 versus healthy non-pregnant women
  5. c p < 0.05 preeclamptic patients versus healthy pregnant women
  6. d p < 0.001 preeclamptic patients versus healthy pregnant women