Table 3 Characteristics of women with mild and severe pre-eclampsia at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
From: Endothelial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia in Ghanaian women
Diastolic Blood Pressure classification | Systolic Blood Pressure classification | Diastolic and Systolic Blood Pressure classification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Mild PE | Severe PE | P -value | Mild PE | Severe PE | P -value | Mild PE | Severe PE | P -value |
N = 47 | N = 53 | N = 37 | N = 63 | N = 24 | N = 76 | ||||
Age (years) | 29.68 ± 5.32 | 29.60 ± 5.67 | 0.944 | 30.73 ± 5.39 | 29.54 ± 5.47 | 0.128 | 31.75 ± 4.55 | 28.97 ± 5.61 | 0.030 |
DBP (mmHg) | 96.77 ± 5.92 | 114.72 ± 8.68 | <0.001 | 100.76 ± 8.0 | 109.52 ± 12.37 | <0.001 | 95.75 ± 4.98 | 109.61 ± 11.25 | <0.001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 156.74 ± 12.02 | 173.58 ± 23.95 | <0.001 | 147.49 ± 5.40 | 176.35 ± 19.29 | <0.001 | 146.96 ± 6.13 | 171.58 ± 20.53 | <0.001 |
GA1 | 34.43 ± 2.93 | 33.64 ± 2.96 | 0.187 | 33.78 ± 3.21 | 34.14 ± 2.82 | 0.561 | 33.54 ± 3.48 | 34.16 ± 2.79 | 0.377 |
GA 2 | 36.32 ± 1.64 | 35.57 ± 2.30 | 0.066 | 35.95 ± 1.81 | 35.90 ± 2.18 | 0.923 | 36.08 ± 1.95 | 35.87 ± 2.08 | 0.656 |
Birth weight (g) | 2576.81 ± 669.76 | 2284.91 ± 735.15 | 0.041 | 2370.54 ± 683.78 | 2452.38 ± 739.14 | 0.584 | 2387.92 ± 751.83 | 2432.89 ± 710.14 | 0.790 |
Median VEGF (pg/ml) | 4.84 (3.44–16.97) | 4.60 (3.40–6.48) | 0.227 | 4.68 (3.40–6.70) | 4.73 (3.77–13.18) | 0.689 | 2.68 (2.98–4.64) | 4.71 (3.70–7.93) | 0.654 |