Variables

Patients (n = 37)

Mean ± SD

Control (n = 37)

Mean ± SD

“t” value

P value

Age (years)

30.00 ± 5.06

30.08 ± 5.20

−0.68

0.946

Parity

1.13 ± 1.13

1.32 ± 1.08

−0.73

0.465

BMI (kg/m²)

27.2 ± 4.50

25.2 ± 5.32

1.75

0.84

Gestational Age (Recruitment)

20.37 ± 1.67

20.10 ± 1.64

0.70

0.486

Social Class

2.10 ± 0.73

2.4 ± 0.86

−1.73

0.87

Recruitment Systolic Bp (mmHg)

106.48 ± 11.15

105.18 ± 9.36

0.54

0.59

Recruitment Diastolic BP (mmHg)

64.05 ± 6.43

66.10 ± 6.94

−1.32

1.91

Diagnosis/control systolic BP

161.08 ± 8.0

110.81 ± 9.80

24.02

0.000

Diagnosis/control diastolic BP

102.70 ± 6.90

67.83 ± 5.80

23.40

0.000

Delivery systolic BP

144.32 ± 11.43

122.10 ± 6.80

10.14

0.000

Delivery diastolic BP

90.27 ± 7.60

74.32 ± 6.0

9.97

0.000