Research Article

Morphometric Evaluation of Preeclamptic Placenta Using Light Microscopic Images

Table 2

Morphometrical features of women with PE and controls.

FeaturesPE ( )Controls ( ) value

Villous count 0.00003 S
Villous area 0.00002 S
Villous perimeter 0.00012 S
Villous diameter 0.00008 S
Capillary count 0.00015 S
Capillary area 0.00016 S
Capillary perimeter 0.8183 NS
Capillary diameter 0.1563 NS
Capillarization index (%) 0.00019 S
Capillarization index/villous (%) 0.00018 S

Results are expressed as Mean ± SD; value ≤ 0.001; S: significant; NS: not significant.