Table 3 Biochemical characteristics of study participants.

From: Association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene variants and nitric oxide production in preeclampsia: a case–control study in Ghana

Variable

Normotensive (n = 75)

Preeclampsia (n = 75)

p value

Mg (mmol/L)

0.82 ± 0.12

0.75 ± 0.13

< 0.0001

Na (mmol/L)

140.76 ± 2.52

137.22 ± 2.45

< 0.0001

Cl (mmol/L)

102.86 ± 1.85

101.56 ± 2.02

< 0.0001

Creatinine (umol/L)

60.84 (56.77–64.33)

97.13 (89.78–102.87)

< 0.0001

Urea (mmol/L)

3.61 (3.09–3.97)

6.87 (5.89–7.91)

< 0.0001

K (mmol/L)

4.13 (3.87–4.66)

3.76 (3.65–3.92)

< 0.0001

Uric acid (mg/dL)

275.66 (269.02–280.91)

478.98 (471.79–483.46)

< 0.0001

  1. Mg: Magnesium, Na: Sodium, Cl: Chloride, K: Potassium.
  2. p < 0.05 and bolded means statistically significant.