Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables of the study population.
From: Ultrasound estimated subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue thicknesses and risk of pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia (n = 138) | Non-pre-eclampsia (n = 3639) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age, years | 30.3 ± 4.8 | 30.6 ± 4.8 | 0.389 |
Nulliparous | 86 (62.3%) | 1575 (43.3%) | < 0.001 |
First trimester BMI, kg/m2 | 27.5 ± 6.5 | 25.0 ± 4.9 | < 0.001 |
< 18.5 (underweight) | 4 (2.9%) | 82 (2.3%) | |
18.5–24.9 (normal weight) | 57 (41.3%) | 2076 (57%) | |
25.0–29.9 (overweight) | 37 (26.8%) | 899 (24.7%) | |
≥ 30.0 (obese) | 40 (29%) | 588 (15.3%) | |
Smoking | 4 (2.9%) | 77 (2.1%) | 0.533 |
Born outside EU | 22 (15.9%) | 503 (13.8%) | 0.453 |
Prophylactic aspirin treatment | 6 (4.3%) | 49 (1.3%) | 0.004 |
Assisted reproduction | 4 (2.9%) | 183 (5%) | 0.257 |
Rheumatic disorder | 1 (0.7%) | 24 (0.7%) | 0.926 |
Inflammatory disorder | 1 (0.7%) | 28 (0.8%) | 0.953 |
Gestational length at birth, days | 271 ± 19 | 278 ± 11 | < 0.001 |
Preterm birth | 22 (15.9%) | 140 (3.8%) | < 0.001 |
Birth weight, grams | 3263 ± 754 | 3577 ± 509 | < 0.001 |
SGA | 9 (6.8%) | 27 (0.8%) | < 0.001 |
LGA | 7 (5.3%) | 136 (3.8%) | 0.247 |
