Evaluating the Association between Assisted Conception and the Severity of Preeclampsia

Table 1

Demographics: Preeclamptic cases versus non-preeclamptic controls.

Variable	Preeclampsia  % (𝑁=440)	Control  % (𝑁=591)	𝑃 value
Mean age	26.8 +/− 6.9	27.2 +/− 6.6	0.42
Race (African American)	84.8 (373)	74.5 (440)	0.0001
Mean BMI at screening	29.9 +/− 8	28.9 +/− 7.6	0.06
Primiparous	33.4 (147)	22.7 (134)	0.0002
Mean gest age at delivery	36.1 +/− 3.7	39.2 +/− 1.2	<0.001
Twin Pregnancy	5.2 (23)	0 (0)	<0.0001
Pregestational diabetes	4.1 (18)	2.2 (13)	0.12
Gestational diabetes	3.9 (17)	2.2 (13)	0.17
Chronic hypertension	15.5 (68)	5.3 (31)	0.0001
History of preeclampsia	20.9 (92)	7.6 (45)	0.0001
History of preterm preeclampsia	9.8 (43)	2.0 (12)	0.0001
Tobacco use	12.1 (53)	10.3 (61)	0.44