Frequency of 13 Symptoms in Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, and Normotensive Cohorts

A small dataset of 5.5 KB presents the frequency of 13 symptoms across three patient cohorts: preeclampsia, eclampsia, and normotensive. Symptoms include headache, visual changes, epigastric pain, and weakness/paralysis, with numbers and percentages shown. The dataset was authored by Roxanne Hastie and last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Compare symptom prevalence between preeclampsia, eclampsia, and normotensive cohorts based on the 13 listed symptoms.
• Identify which symptoms are most associated with severe hypertensive disorders like eclampsia based on the provided frequencies.
• Validate clinical diagnostic criteria for preeclampsia by analyzing the reported symptom frequencies.
• Perform statistical analysis on the relationship between specific symptoms like headache or visual changes and patient cohort.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific clinical comparison across three distinct cohorts.
• Lists 13 specific symptoms, providing a clear scope for analysis.
• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data structure and quality must be verified.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Roxanne Hastie

Collection Method

Likely derived from clinical study or medical records, but method is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 17:21:40; freshness should be verified.