Clinical features of participants admitted with pre-eclampsia with severe features at Abebech Gobena Mothers and Childrens Health and St. Peter’s Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2023
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Per cent (%) |
| Headache | Yes No | 180 168 | 51.7 48.3 |
| Dizziness | Yes No | 45 303 | 12.9 87.1 |
| Epigastric pain | Yes No | 119 229 | 34.2 65.8 |
| Visual disturbance | Yes No | 59 289 | 17.0 83.0 |
| Nausea and/or vomiting | Yes No | 15 333 | 4.3 95.7 |
| Convulsion | Yes No | 33 315 | 9.5 90.5 |
| Oedema | Yes No | 87 261 | 25.0 75.0 |
| Grade of oedema (n=87) | Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 | 46 38 3 | 52.9 43.7 3.4 |
| Blood pressure at admission | Severe range Mild range | 297 51 | 85.3 14.7 |
| Haematocrit | <33% ≥33% | 39 309 | 11.2 88.8 |
| Liver function test | Normal Deranged | 310 38 | 89.1 10.9 |
| Urea | Normal Deranged | 322 26 | 92.5 7.5 |
| Creatinine | Normal Deranged | 319 29 | 91.7 8.3 |
| Urine protein (dipstick) | Negative 1+ 2+ 3+ | 105 50 140 53 | 30.2 14.4 40.2 15.2 |
| Onset of labour | Spontaneous Induction | 104 244 | 29.9 70.1 |
| Mode of delivery | Spontaneous vaginal delivery Instrumental Caesarean section | 186 14 148 | 53.4 4.0 42.5 |
| Sex of the neonate | Male Female | 186 162 | 53.4 46.6 |
| Duration of hospital stay | ≤3 days ≥4 days | 135 213 | 38.8 61.2 |