Quantifying Proteinuria in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics of study population.

Parameter	Value
Age in years	27.4 ± 4.3 (20–41)
Gestational weeks at delivery	35.3 ± 3.3 (25–39)
Systolic blood pressure at the time of admission (mm Hg)	152 ± 18.2 (132–178)
Diastolic blood pressure at the time of admission (mm Hg)	96.4 ± 11.3 (78–116)
Parity
Primiparae	52 (51%)
Multiparae	50 (49%)
Type of hypertension
Chronic hypertension	4 (3.9%)
Gestational hypertension	17 (16.7%)
Mild preeclampsia	22 (21.6%)
Severe preeclampsia	43 (42.2%)
Imminent eclampsia	13 (12.7%)
Eclampsia	3 (2.9%)
Obstetric complications
Gestational diabetes	9 (8.8%)
Thrombocytopenia	8 (7.8%)
Anemia	2 (2%)
Twins	2 (2%)
Abruptio placenta	2 (2%)
Intrauterine death	3 (2.9%)
HELLP syndrome	4 (3.9%)
Fetal growth restriction	10 (9.8%)
Oligohydramnios	4 (3.9%)
Raised Doppler indices	5 (4.9%)
Preterm delivery	49 (48%)
Route of delivery
Vaginal delivery	28 (27.5%)
Caesarean delivery	74 (72.5%)
Birth weight (Kg)
<1 Kg	7 (6.9%)
1–1.5 Kg	16 (15.7%)
1.51–2.5 Kg	32 (31.4%)
>2.5 Kg	47 (46.1%)
Overall	2.16 ± 0.73 (0.56–3.4)
Neonatal complications
Hyperbilirubinaemia	8 (7.8%)
Respiratory distress	7 (6.9%)
Sepsis	1 (1%)
Still birth	4 (3.9%)
Transient tachypnoea	17 (16.7%)