Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

Baseline characteristicsThr/Thr
n = 24
Thr/Ala or Ala/Ala
n = 98
P value
Age, y 31.6 ± 6.0 31.7 ± 6.1 .96 
Race   <0.001 
Black, Non-Hispanic 50 (50.5%) 23 (95.8%)  
White, Non-Hispanic 32 (32.3%)  
Asian 5 (3.9%)  
Hispanic, White 11 (11.1%) 1 (4.2%)  
Other 1 (1.0%)  
Weight 207.8 ± 44.3 202.2 ± 53.1 .59 
Obesity, BMI of >30 kg/m2 18 (75.0) 66 (67.3) .63 
Hypertension 9 (37.5) 29 (29.6) .61 
Diabetes 2 (8.3) 11 (11.2) 1.0 
Nulliparous 2 (8.3) 36 (36.7) .01 
Previous preeclampsia 9/22 (40.9) 27/62 (43.5) 1.0 
Previous preterm birth 11/22 (50.0) 10/62 (16.1) .004 
Previous preterm preeclampsia 6/22 (27.3) 6/62 (9.7) .07 
PFA-100 (before aspirin) 137.1 ± 44.3 129.1 ± 37.6 .42 
Baseline characteristicsThr/Thr
n = 24
Thr/Ala or Ala/Ala
n = 98
P value
Age, y 31.6 ± 6.0 31.7 ± 6.1 .96 
Race   <0.001 
Black, Non-Hispanic 50 (50.5%) 23 (95.8%)  
White, Non-Hispanic 32 (32.3%)  
Asian 5 (3.9%)  
Hispanic, White 11 (11.1%) 1 (4.2%)  
Other 1 (1.0%)  
Weight 207.8 ± 44.3 202.2 ± 53.1 .59 
Obesity, BMI of >30 kg/m2 18 (75.0) 66 (67.3) .63 
Hypertension 9 (37.5) 29 (29.6) .61 
Diabetes 2 (8.3) 11 (11.2) 1.0 
Nulliparous 2 (8.3) 36 (36.7) .01 
Previous preeclampsia 9/22 (40.9) 27/62 (43.5) 1.0 
Previous preterm birth 11/22 (50.0) 10/62 (16.1) .004 
Previous preterm preeclampsia 6/22 (27.3) 6/62 (9.7) .07 
PFA-100 (before aspirin) 137.1 ± 44.3 129.1 ± 37.6 .42 

Thr/Ala or Ala/Ala represents PAR4-Thr120 genotype homozygous for Ala or heterozygous for Ala and Thr at position 120; and Thr/Thr, PAR4-120 variant homozygous for Thr. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%) as appropriate.

BMI, body mass index.

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