Results
During the present period, there were 309
women with preeclampsia. Thus, a total of 309 women
with preeclampsia and 309 controls were included in
the present study. Demographic and perinatal
characteristics of the study population are shown in
Table 1 and 2, respectively. The mean maternal age was
significantly higher in the preeclampsia group than in
controls. The proportion of nulliparity was significantly
higher in women with preeclampsia than in controls.
Furthermore, the total antenatal care visit, total weight
gain and pregestational body weight, preterm delivery,
birth weight, the frequencies of low birth weight (birth
weight < 2,500 g), cesarean delivery, Apgar scores < 7
at 1 and 5 min were also statistically higher in women
with preeclampsia.
Table 3 provides the information regarding the
risk factors in women with preeclampsia and controls
through univariate analysis. Age, parity, gestational
age at first ANC, prepregnancy BMI, multiplicity,
history of preeclampsia in previous pregnancy and
history of chronic hypertension were significantlyassociated with increased risk of preeclampsia.