Hans van den Heuvel

RESULTS Thirty-three women were included in the study, of which 10 were diagnosed with preeclampsia. The characteristics are presented in Table 1. The differences between the two observers were 0.1±2.4 mmHg for systolic and -0.1±2.5 mmHg for diastolic measures, with a range from -4 to +4 mmHg. Table 1. Characteristics of all 33 subjects and the subgroup of 10 patients with preeclampsia All Preeclampsia Total women , n (%) 33 10 (30.3%) Age (years) Range (Low : High) 22:40 22:39 Mean (SD) 31.0 (4.9) 30.7 (6.5) Recruitment SBP (mmHg) Range (Low:High) 100:155 135:155 Mean (SD) 127.5 (16.3) 145.5 (6.7) Recruitment DBP (mmHg) Range (Low:High) 50:105 80:105 Mean (SD) 78.7 (12.6) 90.7 (7.9) Arm circumference (cm) Range (Low : High) 25:40 26:33 Mean (SD) 29.1 (2.6) 29.2 (2.1) Gestational age at study day Mean (SD) 30.9 (3.6) 31.9 (2.9) Body mass index pre-pregnancy (kg/m2) Mean (SD) 25,7 (5.4) 27.3 (4.0) Main reason for admission, n (%) Preeclampsia 10 (30.3) 10 (100) Preterm rupture of membranes 8 (24.2) - Fetal growth retardation 4 (12.1) - Asymptomatic cervical shortening 4 (12.1) - Fetal congenital abnormalities 2 (6.1) - Antepartum haemorrhage 2 (6.1) - Other 3 (9.1) - Antihypertensive medication n (%) 6 (18.1) 6 (60) Legend: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure CHAPTER 3 44