Research Article
Maternal Immune System and State of Inflammation Dictate the Fate and Severity of Disease in Preeclampsia
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study groups.
| | Characteristics | Preterm controls () | Preterm preeclampsia () |
| | Women | | Age (yr) | | | | Weight (kg) | | | | Height (inch) | | | | Body mass index | | | | Nulliparous—no. (%) | | 56 (81.3) | | Highest SBP at triage (mmHg) | | | | Highest DBP at triage (mmHg) | | | | Gestational age at triage (wk) | | | | Gestational age at delivery (wk) | | | | Proteinuria—no. (%) | 0 (0%) | 30 (100%) | | ALT at triage (U/L) | | | | Creatinine at triage (μmol/L) | | | | Uric acid at triage (μmol/L) | | | | Platelet count at triage (6109/L) | | | | Subjects with smoking history | 8/48 | 18/60 | | Infants | | Birth weight (g) | | | | Delivery, 37 wk—no. (%) | 24 (100%) | 30 (100%) | | Placenta | | Placenta weight (g) | | |
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