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Table 1 Distributions of characteristics between selected PE patients and Controls

From: Genetic polymorphism in DGCR8 is associated with late onset of preeclampsia

Characteristics

Control

(n = 330, (%))

EOPE

(n = 66, (%))

LOPE

(n = 206, (%))

p

Maternal age, years

  < 25

44(13.33) a

6(9.09) a

26(12.62) a

< 0.001

 25–30

177(53.64)

24(36.36)

66(32.04)

 

  > 30

109(33.03)

36(54.55)

114(55.34)

 

Education, years

  ≤ 12

118(35.76)

26(39.39)

90(43.69)

0.186

  > 12

212

40(60.61)

116(56.31)

 

Nulliparous

 Yes

152 (46.06) b

42(63.64) b

96(46.60) b

0.028

 No

178 (53.94)

24(36.36)

106(53.40)

 

Active and/or passive smoking

 Yes

102 (30.90) b

31(46.97) b

61(29.61) b

0.024

 No

228 (69.09)

35(53.03)

145(70.39)

 

Fetal gender

 Male

167 (50.61)

36(54.55)

86(41.75)

0.072

 Female

163 (49.39)

30(45.45)

120(58.25)

 

GDM

 Yes

17 (5.15) c

6(9.09) c

40(19.42) c

< 0.001

 No

313 (94.85)

60(90.91)

166(80.58)

 
  1. aControl compared with EOPE, p < 0.0125, control compared with LOPE, p < 0.0125, EOPE compared with LOPE, p > 0.0125;
  2. bControl compared with EOPE, p < 0.0125, control compared with LOPE, p > 0.0125, EOPE compared with LOPE, p < 0.0125;
  3. cControl compared with EOPE, p > 0.0125, control compared with LOPE, p < 0.0125, EOPE compared with LOPE, p < 0.0125;
  4. Abbreviation: PE preeclampsia, EOPE early onset preeclampsia, LOPE late onset preeclampsia, GDM Gestational Diabetes Mellitus