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Table 1 Comparison of anthropometric and biochemical markers among the participants

From: Zonulin as marker of pregnancy induced hypertension: a case control study

Variable

Normal Pregnancy

(N = 60)

PIH

(N = 88)

p values

AGE (Years)

27.98 ± 6.43

29.10 ± 5.32

0.250

BMI (Kg/m2)

27.86 ± 4.19

28.96 ± 4.121

0.116

Blood pressure at time of enrollment

 SBP(mmHg)

110.83 ± 9.44

114.32 ± 8.41

0.020

 DBP(mmHg)

70.18 ± 7.05

73.52 ± 8.98

0.017

Blood pressure at time of diagnosis PIH

 SBP (mmHg)

118.33 ± 9.23

150.23 ± 14.06

> 0.001

 DBP (mmHg)

75.33 ± 9.47

96.14 ± 11.98

> 0.001

 GA (weeks)

38.93 ± 1.33

37.91 ± 2.84

0.010

 Zonulin (ng/ml)

40.4 ± 8.60

56.81 ± 7.72

> 0.001

 TG (mmol/L)

2.08 ± 0.92

2.35 ± 0.78

0.061

 TC (mmol/L)

6.42 ± 2.03

7.11 ± 1.90

0.036

 HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.24 ± 0.92

0.91 ± 0.83

0.026

 LDL-C (mmol/L)

4.60 ± 1.91

5.21 ± 1.89

0.058

 VLDL-C (mmol/L)

0.83 ± 0.41

0.96 ± 0.34

0.036

  1. BMI Body mass index, PIH Pregnancy induced hypertension, GA Gestational age, TG Triglycerides, TC Total cholesterol, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, VLDL-C cholesterol. Data is presented as mean ± SD.