Table 1: Maternal, fetal and placental data.

Group A (Severe hypertension)Group B (Mild hypertension)

Maternal age (years) 3 2 . 0 1 ± 4 . 5 4 3 2 . 4 2 ± 5 . 4 6
Gestational age at recruitment (weeks) 3 0 . 6 5 ± 4 . 4 0 ** 3 2 . 8 5 ± 5 . 2 3
Weight gained (kgr) 1 1 . 8 8 ± 5 . 5 8 ***** 1 3 . 4 7 ± 6 . 6 1
Nulliparous76.36%****60%
Proteinuria > 300 mgr/24 h80%*65.45%
Proteinuria > 2 gr/24 h38.18%*12.72%
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) 3 4 . 0 4 ± 3 . 1 2 * 3 5 . 6 6 ± 2 . 8 8
Fetal birth weight (gr) 1 8 7 5 . 3 6 ± 6 7 5 . 1 9 *** 2 0 5 7 . 7 9 ± 6 3 1 . 3 6
Placental weight (gr) 3 5 4 . 6 2 ± 1 2 2 . 3 3 *** 4 2 7 ± 1 3 7 . 6 7
Fetal/Placental weight ratios 5 . 5 3 ± 0 . 9 9 ****** 5 . 9 8 ± 0 . 9 4
Preterm deliveries67.27%*38.18%
Male/female ratio1.411.02

Mean ± s.d. * 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1 , ** 𝑃 = 0 . 0 0 6 , *** 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 , **** 𝑃 = 0 . 0 1 3 , ***** 𝑃 = 0 . 0 5 3 , ****** 𝑃 = 0 . 0 2 5 .