Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness in Preeclamptic and Normal Pregnancies

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of pregnant women with severe and mild preeclampsia.

Variables	Mild preeclampsia; n (28)	Severe preeclampsia; n (12)	P value
Maternal age	31±3	33±3	NS
Systolic BP (mmHg)	141±7	167±20	0.01
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	99±7	99±10	NS
GA at delivery (weeks)	245±23	244±19	NS
Protenuria	621±127	1613±639	0.0001
Total cholosterol (mg/dL)	166±40	174±46	NS
HDL cholosterol (mg/dL)	37±7	38±6	0.03
LDL cholosterol (mg/dL)	100±32	109±41	NS
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	142±75	147±86	NS
VLDL cholosterol (mg/dL)	28±15	29±17	NS
FG (mg/dL)	95±8	96±8	NS
HOMA-IR	0.6±0.2	0.7±0.1	NS
LV end-diastolic diameter (cm)	5±0.2	5.1±0.3	NS
LV end-systolic diameter (cm)	3±0.1	2.9±0.3	NS
LA diameter (cm)	3.4±0.2	3.5±0.1	NS
EF (%)	64±4	66±2	NS
LVM (g/m^2)	102±6	103±7	NS
EFT (mm)	6.6±0.6	7±2	0.05

Values are mean ± SD.
BP: blood pressure, GA: gestational age, y: year, n: number, HDL: high density lipoprotein, LDL: low density lipoprotein, VLDL: very low density lipoprotein, FG: fasting glucose, HOMA-IR: Homestatic model, assessment of insulin resistance, LV: left ventricular; LA: left atrium; EF: ejection fraction; LVM: left ventricular mass, EFT: epicardial fat thickness, NS: nonsignificant.