Table 2 Early-onset PE patients were compared with normal control in terms of prenatal organ damage.

From: Htra4 promotes vascular endothelial cell injury and is associated with the early-onset of preeclampsia

Viscera

Variable

Control (n = 20)

Early-onset PE (n = 20)

p-value

Heart

CK-MB (U/L)

13.23 ± 4.80

24.40 ± 6.64

< 0.001

CK (U/L)

37.71 ± 17.32

397.50 ± 758.88

0.06

Liver

AST (U/L)

15.29 ± 5.30

25.87 ± 12.79

0.002

ALT (U/L)

13.43 ± 12.77

25.17 ± 37.94

0.199

Kidney

β2-microglobulin (mg/L)

1.76 ± 0.27

2.71 ± 0.69

< 0.001

Cr (umol/L)

45.51 ± 9.40

61.78 ± 14.36

< 0.001

UA (umol/L)

278.12 ± 97.63

442.39 ± 108.79

< 0.001

Peripheral Blood

PLT (×109/L)

209.40 ± 66.43

193.68 ± 89.24

0.535

  1. CK-MB creatine kinase MB, CK creatine kinase, AST aspartate transaminase, ALT pyruvic transaminase, Cr creatinine, UA uric acid, PLT platelet.
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