Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
Variables | Cases | Controls | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at presentation (years) | 26.7 ± 5 | 26.6 ± 4 | 0.972 | |
Age at marriage (years) | 21.6 ± 4 | 21.1 ± 4 | 0.615 | |
Height (cms) | 152.4 ± 8 | 152.5 ± 8 | 0.610 | |
Weight (Kg) | 54.1 ± 9 | 54.8 ± 10 | 0.853 | |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 23.3 ± 4 | 22.9 ± 3 | 0.882 | |
SBP (mmHg) | 160.4 ± 20 | 114.7 ± 8 | < 0.001 | |
DBP (mmHg) | 107 ± 17 | 78.7 ± 7 | < 0.001 | |
Gestational age n (%) | <  34 weeks | 50 (40%) | 27 (21.6%) | 0.002 |
>  34 weeks | 75 (60%) | 98 (78.4%) | ||
Family history n (%) | Absent | 106 (84.8%) | 122 (97.6%) | < 0.001 |
Present | 19 (15.2%) | 3 (2.4%) | ||
Ethnic distribution of the preeclamptics: n (%) | ||||
Sindhi: 70 (56%) | ||||
Urdu: 34 (27.2%) | ||||
Balochi: 4 (3.2%) | ||||
Pashto: 3 (2.4%) | ||||
Punjabi: 2 (1.6%) | ||||
Others: 12 (9.6%) | ||||