Table 1 Main characteristics of 101 women included in the study: normotensive and the hypertensive groups
From: Foetal aortic flow velocity waveforms in healthy and hypertensive pregnant women
All patients (n = 101) | Normotensive (n = 71) | Hypertensive (n = 30) | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | |||||
Age (intervals in years) | 17-24 | 13 (13%) | 13 (18%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 |
25-34 | 58 (57%) | 46 (65%) | 12 (40%) | ||
35-43 | 30 (30%) | 12 (17%) | 18 (60%) | ||
Education level (in years) | <7 | 4 (4%) | 3 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 0.616 |
7-9 | 31 (30%) | 23 (32%) | 8 (27%) | ||
10-12 | 37 (37%) | 23 (32%) | 14 (47%) | ||
>12 | 29 (29%) | 22 (31%) | 7 (23%) | ||
Smoking | No | 82 (81%) | 60 (85%) | 22 (73%) | 0.301 |
Yes | 19 (19%) | 11 (15%) | 8 (27%) | ||
Parity | 0 | 54 (53%) | 43 (61%) | 11 (37%) | 0.048 |
≥1 | 47 (47%) | 28 (39%) | 19 (63%) | ||
Body mass index at admission (Kg/m2) | 18-24 | 53 (52%) | 48 (68%) | 5 (16%) | <0.001 |
25-29 | 33 (33%) | 16 (22%) | 17 (57%) | ||
30-51 | 15 (15%) | 7 (10%) | 8 (27%) | ||
GA at trimestral evaluation1 | 13.04 (0.68) | 13.12 (0.73) | 12.85 (0.50) | 0.030 | |
20.73 (0.77) | 20.77 (0.80) | 20.61 (0.71) | 0.327 | ||
30.45 (1.20) | 30.61 (0.75) | 30.06 (1.85) | 0.122 | ||
GA at delivery1 | 38.9 (1.68) | 38.9 (1.67) | 38.9 (1.71) | 0.907 | |