Table 2 Anthropometric, clinical and biochemical parameters and adipsin levels of preeclamptic women

From: Serum Adipsin Levels throughout Normal Pregnancy and Preeclampsia

Variable

Preeclamptic women (n = 18)

P-value in the Friedman’s test*

P-value in the post-hoc analyses

EP

MP

LP

EP Vs MP

EP Vs LP

MP Vs LP

Weight, Kg (mean ± SD)

58.5 (+/− 6.7)

65.6 (+/− 7.7)

73.2 (+/− 8.5)

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

BMI, Kg/m2 (median (IQR))

23.14 (21.63–24.75)

26.09 (24.06–28.04)

29.74 (27.36–30.59)

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

Gestational age, weeks (median (IQR))

12.25 (11.6–12.58)

24.3 (24.1–24.5)

35.2 (34.28–35.58)

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

Systolic BP, mmHg (median (IQR))

108 (98.5–110)

100 (100–110)

104 (100–110)

0.18

Diastolic BP, mmHg (median (IQR))

65 (60–70)

63 (60–68)

60 (60–70)

0.82

Mean BP, mmHg (mean ± SD)

78.2 (+/− 7.5)

77.6 (+/− 5.6)

77 (+/− 4)

0.56

Glucose, mg/dL(median (IQR))

80.5 (74.65–84)

78.5 (70–81)

70.6 (69–75)

0.01**

0.05*

0.00**

0.08

Insulin, ng/mL (median (IQR))

11.5 (10.3–13.3)

14.75 (11.05–18.32)

13.5 (11.42–17.82)

0.22

HOMA-IR (median (IQR))

2.351 (1.889–2.508)

2.946 (2.195–3.649)

2.451 (2.116–3.348)

0.27

Total cholesterol, mg/dL (mean ± SD)

182.2 (+/− 21.3)

213 (+/− 33.6)

237.7 (+/− 50.8)

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

0.06

HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL (mean ± SD)

50.1 (+/− 10.6)

62.5 (+/− 14.8)

55.4 (+/− 7.2)

0.07

LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL (mean ± SD)

124.2 (+/− 40.5)

145.1 (+/− 43.6)

162 (+/− 70.7)

0.01*

0.01**

0.02*

0.21

VLDL-cholesterol, mg/dL (median (IQR))

21.05 (16.23–26.48)

32.8 (27.97–36.45)

46.86 (32.12–62.19)

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

0.01**

Triglycerides, mg/dL (median (IQR))

105.2 (81.15–132.4)

164 (139.8–182.2)

243.7 (183.3–311)

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

Adipsin, ng/mL (mean ± SD)

4764.4 (+/− 1414.4)

3927.4 (+/− 674.8)

5932.1 (+/− 2036.2)

0.00**

0.01**

0.18

0.00***

Leptin, pg/mL (mean ± SD)

33734.14 (+/−11928.92)

61060.55 (+/−23970.139)

89780.93 (+/−41171.870)

0.00***

0.00***

0.00***

0.027*

  1. Non-normally distributed data are listed as median (IQR). Normally distributed data are listed as mean ± SD. EP = early pregnancy, MP = middle pregnancy, LP = late pregnancy, PP = three months postpartum. HOMA (Homeostasis Model Assessment).