Pre-eclampsia group (n=18) mean (SD) | Control group (n=18) mean (SD) | p Value* | |
---|---|---|---|
Gestation (weeks) | 31.1 (2.5) | 30.4 (2.1) | 0.37 |
Birthweight (g) | 1432 (676) | 1692 (500) | 0.20 |
pH | |||
UA | 7.28 (0.08) | 7.36 (0.05) | < 0.01 |
Day 1 | 7.42 (0.06) | 7.40 (0.06) | 0.26 |
Day 3 | 7.40 (0.06) | 7.39 (0.05) | 0.56 |
Arterial PO2 (kPa) | |||
UA | 1.88 (0.75) | 3.27 (1.41) | < 0.01 |
Day 1 | 10.06 (2.61) | 10.34 (1.92) | 0.22 |
Day 3 | 10.52 (3.86) | 10.98 (1.65) | 0.66 |
Arterial PCO2 (kPa) | |||
UA | 7.54 (0.99) | 6.02 (1.08) | < 0.01 |
Day 1 | 4.74 (0.92) | 5.40 (0.76) | 0.01 |
Day 3 | 5.21 (0.85) | 5.05 (0.84) | 0.59 |
Packed cell volume (haematocrit) (%) | |||
Day 1 | 0.53 (0.07) | 0.51 (0.06) | 0.57 |
Day 3 | 0.48 (0.09) | 0.46 (0.08) | 0.62 |
Mean arterial blood pressure (mm Hg) | |||
Day 1 | 38 (6) | 37 (5) | 0.83 |
Day 3 | 43 (9) | 43 (5) | 0.79 |
Level of significance determined by unpairedt test.