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Table 3 Demographic and metabolic characteristics of preeclamptic cases and normotensive controls at 12–24 gestational weeks

From: Elevated mid-trimester 4-h postprandial triglycerides for predicting late-onset preeclampsia: a prospective screening study

Variables

Preeclampsia

Control

p value

( N = 24)

( N = 414)

( Mean ± SEM)

( Mean ± SEM)

Age (years)

30.76 ± 3.89

31.83 ± 4.19

0.35

Gravidity

2.31 ± 1.21

2.23 ± 1.01

0.90

Parity

0.53 ± 0.21

0.54 ± 0.15

0.81

Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

8.07 ± 9.71

8.49 ± 12.06

0.89

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

112.81 ± 12.24

128.12 ± 10.40

0.01

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

67.27 ± 9.18

76.72 ± 7.14

0.01

HbA1c (%)

5.06 ± 0.36

5.24 ± 0.23

0.09

FPG (mmol/L)

5.00 (4.70 ± 5.22)

4.65 (4.37 ± 4.86)

0.001

1 h PG (mmol/L)

9.62 (8.34 ± 10.59)

7.94 (6.73 ± 9.12)

0.002

2 h PG (mmol/L)

7.06 (6.47 ± 7.95)

6.91 (6.10 ± 7.81)

0.51

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.5 (5.28 ± 6.06)

5.96 (5.48 ± 6.74)

0.245

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.79 (1.41 ± 2.18)

1.92 (1.66 ± 2.21)

0.364

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.42 (1.96 ± 3.24)

3.13 (2.50 ± 3.57)

0.044

FFA

0.36 (0.28 ± 0.89)

0.41 (0.28 ± 0.80)

0.95

sd-LDL

40.96 (32.80 ± 55.52)

41.13 (31.71 ± 53.65)

0.72

HOMA-β (%)

121.34 (104.61 ± 133.48)

123.06 (92.38 ± 165.20)

0.606

HOMA-IR

2.25 (1.52 ± 2.86)

1.34 (1.04 ± 1.83)

0.004

FTG

2.81 (2.28 ± 3.30)

2.35 (1.88 ± 3.04)

0.12

4 h TG

4.20 (3.63 ± 5.12)

3.38 (2.44 ± 4.33)

0.037

Neonatal weight (g)

3312.63 ± 405.22

2961.66 ± 541.78

0.05

  1. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. BMI body mass index, FFA fasting free fat acid, FPG fasting plasma glucose, FTG fasting triglyceride, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance index, HOMA-β homeostasis model assessment for β cell function, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, sd-LDL fasting small dense low density lipoprotein, SEM standard error of the mean, 1 h PG 1 h plasma glucose, 2 h PG 2 h plasma glucose, 4 h TG 4-h triglyceride