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. 2023 Apr;228(4):418–429.e34. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.10.004

Table S13.

Pooled relative risk and mean likelihood ratios for newborn death, according to BP cut-offs at <20 weeks, determined by ACC/AHA BP categories

COMPARATOR
BP measured at <20 weeks Ref RR [95% CI] I2, (95% PI) -LR +LR
Diagnostic threshold: sBP 120mmHg (with dBP <80mmHg)
Pooled Normal (<120/80 mmHg) 1.4 [1.2, 1.7], I2=0% (1.0, 1.9) 0.94 [0.88, 0.98] 1.35 [1.14, 1.59]
Bellad 1.4 [0.9, 2.2] 0.98 [0.95, 1.01] 1.44 [0.94, 2.20]
Qureshi 1.4 [1.1, 1.7] 0.95 [0.90, 0.99] 1.33 [1.07, 1.64]
Reddy 1.6 [0.8, 3.6] 0.85 [0.64, 1.13] 1.43 [0.88, 2.30]
Sevene 2.0 [0.9, 4.4] 0.89 [0.74, 1.06] 1.88 [0.97, 3.65]
Sutton 2020 1.3 [0.8, 2.2] 0.93 [0.79, 1.09] 1.22 [0.85, 1.77]
Diagnostic threshold: sBP 130mmHg or dBP 80mmHg
Pooled Normal + Elevated BP(<130/80mmHg) 1.6 [1.3, 2.1] I2=15%, (1.0, 2.7) 0.96 [0.93, 0.98] 1.57 [1.19, 2.05]
Bellad 2.2 [1.2, 3.5] 0.97 [0.94, 1.00] 2.17 [1.33, 3.55]
Qureshi 1.5 [1.1, 2.0] 0.96 [0.92, 0.99] 1.47 [1.12, 1.93]
Reddy 2.2 [0.9, 5.2] 0.86 [0.69, 1.07] 1.90 [1.00, 3.60]
Sevene 2.1 [0.8, 5.7] 0.94 [0.83, 1.06] 2.03 [0.78, 5.32]
Sutton 2020 0.9 [0.4, 2.0] 1.02 [0.94, 1.10] 0.87 [0.40, 1.86]
Diagnostic threshold: sBP 140mmHg or dBP 90mmHg
Pooled Normal + Elevated BP + Stage 1 HTN (<140/90mmHg) 1.9 [1.1, 3.4] I2=22%, (0.4, 9.4) 0.99 [0.99, 1.00] 2.04 [1.00, 3.73]
Bellad 3.9 [1.7, 8.9] 0.98 [0.97, 1.00] 4.54 [1.87, 10.98]
Qureshi 1.8 [0.9, 3.7] 0.99 [0.98, 1.00] 2.00 [0.94, 4.25]
Reddy 1.3 [0.1, 21.5] 1.00 [0.95, 1.05] 1.31 [0.08, 20.46]
Sevene 1.6 [0.2, 11.2] 0.97 [0.91, 1.05] 2.35 [0.45, 12.19]
Sutton 2020 0.9 [0.3, 2.7] 1.00 [0.94, 1.06] 0.99 [0.36, 2.74]

ACC (American College of Cardiology), AHA (American Heart Association), BP (blood pressure), dBP (diastolic BP), -LR (negative likelihood ratio), +LR (positive likelihood ratio), sBP (systolic BP), CI (confidence interval), PI (prediction interval)

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