Control (n=53) Preeclampsia (n=50)
p value
Age (years) 34.8±4.4 35.2±4.0 0.624
Nulliparity 39 (73.6%) 36 (72.0%) 0.857
Twin pregnancy 16 (30.2%) 11 (22.0%) 0.345
Preexsiting hypertension 1 (1.9%) 3 (6.0%) 0.353
Gestational hypertension 3 (5.7%) 3 (6.0%) 1.000
Preexsiting diabetes 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.0%) 0.485
Gesetatioanl diabetes 7 (13.2%) 10 (20.0%) 0.353
Gestational age at admission 37.0±2.9 32.8±3.3 <0.001
Presence of severe symptom 0 (0.0%) 20 (40.0%) <0.001
High blood pressure (>160/90mmHg) 7 (13.2%) 50 (100%) <0.001
Proteinuria
… Dipstick > 1+ 7 (13.2%) 47 (94.0%) <0.001
… Proteinuria in 24 hour > 300mg or Protein/Creatinine ratio > 0.3 0 (0.0%) 38 (76.0%) <0.001
Elevation of liver enzyme 0 (0.0%) 12 (24.0%) <0.001
Elevation of Creatinine 0 (0.0%) 5 (10.0%) 0.024
Low platelet count < 10,000 0 (0.0%) 2 (4.0%) 0.233
Pulmonary edema 0 (0.0%) 2 (4.0%) 0.233