Research Article

HLA-G Polymorphisms Associated with HIV Infection and Preeclampsia in South Africans of African Ancestry

Table 1

Patient demographics of the study groups (; ; ).

VariablesGroupsMedianQ1-Q3P value

Maternal weight (kg)N7765-100
EOPE7967.50-100.50.1316
LOPE96.5072.50-113.0
Maternal height (m)N157153.25-163
EOPE159154.5-1640.6761
LOPE160155-164
BMI (kg/m2)N32.0525.72-38.65
EOPE31.6425.80-39.780.0638
LOPE3832.93-41.50
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)N10998.25-113.75
EOPE146144-157
LOPE145140-149.75
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)N65.561-72
EOPE9590-104
LOPE9490-98
Gestational age (weeks)N3526-38
EOPE2420-30
LOPE3635-37.25
Maternal age (years)N2825-32.75
EOPE28.522.75-34.250.9574
LOPE2924-32.5

N: normotensive; EOPE: early-onset preeclampsia; LOPE: late-onset preeclampsia. Asterisks denote significance: , , and .