Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
From: Endothelial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia in Ghanaian women
Variable | Normotensive Non pregnant women n (75) | Normotensive pregnant women n (102) | Pre-eclamptic women n (100) | Total N (277) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
<20 | 1 (1.3) | 5 (4.9) | 2 (2.0) | 8 (2.9) |
20–34 | 51 (68.0) | 85 (83.3) | 69 (69.0) | 205 (74.0) |
≥35 | 23 (30.7) | 12 (11.8) | 29 (29.0) | 64 (23.1) |
Parity | ||||
0 | 38 (50.7) | 35 (34.3) | 61 (61.0) | 134 (48.4) |
1 | 21 (28.0) | 34 (33.3) | 20 (20.0) | 75 (27.1) |
2≥ | 16 (21.3) | 33 (32.4) | 19 (19.0) | 68 (24.5) |
GA at delivery | ||||
<34 | - | 3 (0.3) | 10 (10.0) | 13 (6.4) |
34–36 | - | 5 (0.5) | 44 (44.0) | 49 (24.3) |
≥37 | - | 94 (92.2) | 46 (46.0) | 140 (69.3) |