Table 4: Changes overtime in diastolic blood pressure in groups of the studied cases.
G I (n = 50) | G II (n = 50) | P- value | ||
Diastolic BP 0 | 96.40 ± 7.76 | 96.80 ± 6.83 | P 0-1 | 0.42 |
Diastolic BP 1 | 90.10 ± 4.10 | 92.70 ± 5.37 | P 0-2 | 0.00 |
Diastolic BP 2 | 84.9 ± 6.23 | 89.31 ± 4.39 | P 1-2 | 0.00 |
Paired difference0-1 & (P0-1) |
96.40 ± 7.76 0.00 |
96.80 ± 6.83 0.002 |
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Paired difference0-2 & (P0-2) |
96.25 ± 7.89 0.00 |
96.36 ± 7.18 0.031 |
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Paired difference1-2 & (P1-2) |
90.10 ± 4.19 0.00 |
91.93 ± 5.08 0.013 |
G I: group I (received NAC supplementation); G II: group II (received none of the supplements); 0 denotes the time of diagnosis of preeclampsia; 1 denotes the first follow up; after 4 weeks of treatment and 2 refers to the second follow up after 6 weeks of treatment. P-value is significant at ≤ 0.05.