22 July 2024 : Clinical Research
Comparative Analysis of Antihypertensive and Anticonvulsant Regimens in Managing Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia: Insights from a Sudanese Retrospective Study
Qusay O. Abdalla
12ABCDEF, Esraa O. Mohammed 23ABCDEFG, Wajid Syed 4ABCDEFG, Ayesha Iqbal56ACFG, Mahmood Basil A. Al-Rawi7BCFG, Bashir A. Yousef 8ABCDEF*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944985
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944985
Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical data of the women studied (n=185).
| Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 15–19 | 18 (9.7) |
| 20–29 | 100 (54) | |
| 30–39 | 58 (31.5) | |
| 40 and more | 9 (4.8) | |
| Mean of age (years) | 27.2±6.3 | |
| History | Family history of hypertension (HT) | 36 (19.5) |
| History of preeclampsia | 8 (4.3) | |
| Family history of HT+history of preeclampsia | 4 (2.2) | |
| Patients with no history | 137 (74) | |
| Comorbid diseases | Diabetes mellitus (DM) | 16 (8.6) |
| Chronic HT | 12 (6.5) | |
| Renal failure | 1 (0.5) | |
| DM+chronic HT | 3 (1.6) | |
| Gestational HT | 2 (1.1) | |
| DM+gestational HT | 1 (0.5) | |
| Patients with no comorbid disease | 150 (81.1) | |
| Blood group | O+ | 57 (30.8) |
| O− | 2 (1.1) | |
| A+ | 42 (22.7) | |
| A− | 3 (1.6) | |
| B+ | 17 (9.2) | |
| B− | 1 (0.5) | |
| AB+ | 12 (6.5) | |
| Not-documented | 51 (27.6) | |
| Gravida | Prima-gravida | 79 (42.7) |
| Multi-gravida | 106 (57.3) | |
| Multi-fetal pregnancy | Single | 161 (87) |
| Twins | 24 (13) | |
| Duration of hospitalization (days) | 0–2 | 18 (9.7) |
| 3–5 | 92 (49.7) | |
| 6–9 | 59 (31.9) | |
| 10–20 | 9 (4.9) | |
| More than 20 | 7 (3.8) | |
| Mean of duration of hospitalization (days) | 6.2±6 |