Assessment of the Cardioankle Vascular Index in Pregnant Women Complicated with Hypertensive Disorders

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study subjects.

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
	Normal healthy	Normotensive pregnant	Preeclampsia	Chronic hypertension
Number of cases	23	45	28	13
Age (years old)	28.3 ± 7.4	30.3 ± 4.9	31.7 ± 6.0	35.8 ± 3.8
Gestational age (weeks)	—	30.4 ± 8.7	33.5 ± 4.8	33.6 ± 3.5
Arterial blood pressure
Systolic (mmHg)	113 ± 8	111 ± 12	145 ± 17	151 ± 14
Diastolic (mmHg)	70 ± 7	68 ± 9	91 ± 18	96 ± 14