*Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia: The Role of Adiposity and Serum Adipokines DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.104752*


*Values in bold are different from 0 with a significance level alpha = 0.05. ADP, adiponectin; LP, leptin; RTN, resistin; VF, visfatin. BMI classification: Normal Weight = (18.5–24.9 kg/m2 ), Overweight = (25.0–29.99 kg/m2 ), Obese = (Above 30.0 kg/m2 ).*

*Reproduced from: Ref. [62].*

#### **Table 7.**

*Correlation of adipokines according to BMI category.*



*RWHP, relatives with hypertension; NC, number of children; MC, number of previous miscarriages; SB, number of previous stillbirths; CS, number of previous cesarean operations; NP, number of pregnancies. Reproduced from: Ref. [63].*

#### **Table 8.**

*Comparison of maternal characteristics and family history of respondents with those who developed PE (N = 312; PE = 26; Without PE = 286).*

reemphasizes the link between adiposity and some of these adipokines. We had earlier examined the associations between maternal factors and PE in a report published in the International Journal of Women's Health [63].

"We had earlier examined the associations between maternal factors and PE (**Table 8**) in a report published in the International Journal of Women's Health [63]. That report indicated that those with PE had significantly higher number of miscarriages, number of previous pregnancies and number of children compared to those without PE."
