Angiotensin II and angiotensin-(1-7) decrease sFlt1 release in normal but not preeclamptic chorionic villi: an in vitro study

Table 1 Clinical profile of the study population

Patient clinical characteristics	Normal pregnancy	Preeclamptic pregnancy
n	21	15
Age (years)	26.3 ± 5.9	23.7 ± 4.5
Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m₂)	29.8 ± 6.3	29.6 ± 4.6
Birth weight (grams)	3035.4 ± 535.0	2599 ± 697.3^a
Gestational age(weeks)	37.8 ± 2.1	s36.6 ± 2.4
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	135 ± 13	174 ± 15^b
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	77 ± 9	110 ± 7^b
Mean blood pressure (mm Hg)	96 ± 9	131 ± 8^b
Proteinuria (0-4+)	none	>1+
Number of patients receiving anti-hypertensive medications	none	5

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. ^ap < 0.05, ^bp < 0.0001 versus normal pregnancy
^‡Anti-hypertensive treatment for five preeclamptic patients included Hydralazine and Labetalol.

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