Table 2—

Blood pressure (BP) in the five study groups

Variable	Study group					p-;value
Variable	Control	T1	T2	T3	PET	p-;value
Systolic BP*	118±8.6	122±6.2	118±5.2	120±7.2	152±5.8	<0.001
Systolic BP^#	116±8.2	118±9.1	116±6.2	116±10.2	134±5.7	<0.001
Diastolic BP*	77±6.6	74±6.7	71±7.2	77±5.2	96±3.2	<0.001
Diastolic BP^#	68±8.4	67±8.3	62±5.2	64±5.8	76±6.1	<0.001

Data are presented as mean±sd unless otherwise stated
T1: first trimester
T2: second trimester
T3: third trimester
PET: pre-eclamptic toxaernia
*: awake
^#: asleep
p-;Values refer to analysis of variance (ANOVA) comparing the five subgroup