Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population. Shown are the clinical characteristics of 49 pregnant women.
Preeclampsia (PE) (n = 10) | Normotensive pregnancy (NP) (n = 39) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age at delivery (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 35 (± 3.0) | 34 (± 5.0) | 0.54 |
Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) | |||
Mean (SD) | 23 (± 3.0) | 22 (± 1.6) | 0.12 |
Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) categories | |||
Normal weight | 7 (70%) | 39 (100%) | 0.01 |
Obese | 3 (30%) | 0 (0%) | |
Number of previous pregnancies leading to delivery (Parity) | |||
0 | 6 (60%) | 19 (49%) | 0.82 |
1 | 3 (30%) | 15 (38%) | |
≥2 | 1 (10%) | 5 (13%) | |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) | |||
Mean (SD) | 38 (± 1.5) | 40 (± 1.3) | 0.01 |
Child sex | |||
Boy | 5 (50%) | 18 (46%) | 1 |
Girl | 5 (50%) | 21 (54%) | |
Child birth weight (grams) | |||
Mean (SD) | 3100 (± 470) | 3500 (± 360) | 0.02 |
Library | |||
Library 1 | 2 (20%) | 18 (46%) | 0.25 |
Library 2 | 8 (80%) | 21 (54%) | |
RNA integrity number (RIN) | |||
Mean (SD) | 8.7 (± 0.39) | 8.3 (± 0.49) | 0.02 |
