Differential Proteome Analysis of the Preeclamptic Placenta Using Optimized Protein Extraction

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the patients participating in this study. Age and Gestational length are expressed as median (range), and the other values as mean ± standard deviation.

	Controls	PE
𝑛	30	30
Age (years)	32 (23–44)	30 (22–45)
Gestational length (days)	269 (247–295)	265 (235–287)
Systolic MAP (mmHg)	116±11.3	150±12.1
Diastolic MAP (mmHg)	67±4.4	103±7.9
Albumin (g/l)	ND	1.9±1.4
Placenta weight (g)	687±144	631±128
Child gender (M : F)	19∶11	15∶15
Child weight (g)	3671±297	3219±571^a

𝑁𝐷: not detected, M : male, F : female. ^aStudent two-tailed unpaired 𝑡-test showed a significant difference between the control and the PE group: 𝑃<.0002.