| Characteristics | Transformation from non-severe pre-eclampsia into pre-eclampsia with severe features | p-value | ||
| Positive (N = 33) | Negative (N = 67) | |||
| Admission SBP (mmHg) | 138.9 ± 8.8 | 134.3 ± 5.8 | ^0.008* | |
| Admission DBP (mmHg) | 88.0 ± 7.7 | 82.6 ± 7.7 | ^0.001* | |
| Platelets (×103/mL) | 181.3 ± 65.1 | 216.5 ± 73.1 | ^0.021* | |
| AST (U/L) | 44.2 ± 23.8 | 41.3 ± 29.0 | ^0.620 | |
| ALT (U/L) | 46.2 ± 31.3 | 45.9 ± 29.3 | ^0.957 | |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | ^0.226 | |
| 24-hour albumin (gm) | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 1.9 ± 1.1 | ^0.266 | |
| Albumin dipstick | 2+ | 16 (48.5%) | 37 (55.2%) | #0.003* |
| 3+ | 9 (27.3%) | 28 (41.8%) | ||
| 4+ | 8 (24.2%) | 2 (3.0%) | ||
| Oligohydramnios | 10 (30.3%) | 8 (11.9%) | #0.025* | |
| IUGR | 12 (36.4%) | 11 (16.4%) | #0.026* | |