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

Table S22.

Sensitivity and Specificity of ACC/AHA BP categories for stroke

COMPARATOR
BP measured at <20 weeks Ref Sensitivity Specificity
‘ELEVATED BP’ (as a new cut-off)
Pooled Normal (<120/80 mmHg) 0.19 [0.06, 0.43] 0.90 [0.82, 0.95]
Bellad 0.17 [0.06, 0.39] 0.95 [0.94, 0.95]
Qureshi 0.38 [0.21, 0.57] 0.85 [0.84, 0.86]
Sevene 0.07 [0.02, 0.22] 0.88 [0.86, 0.90]
‘STAGE 1 HYPERTENSION’ (as a new cut-off)
Pooled Normal
+ Elevated BP (<130/80mmHg)
0.21 [0.17, 0.27] 0.92 [0.82, 0.97]
Bellad 0.25 [0.24, 0.26] 0.84 [0.84, 0.84]
Duffy 0.28 [0.26, 0.30] 0.77 [0.76, 0.77]
Qureshi 0.26 [0.13, 0.46] 0.91 [0.90, 0.92]
Sevene 0.02 [0.00, 0.14] 0.94 [0.92, 0.95]
‘STAGE 2 HYPERTENSION’ (existing cut-off)
Pooled Normal + Elevated BP +Stage 1 HTN (<140/90mmHg) 0.10 [0.04, 0.24] 0.99 [0.98, 1.00]
Bellad 0.13 [0.04, 0.35] 0.99 [0.99, 1.00]
Qureshi 0.14 [0.05, 0.32] 0.99 [0.99, 0.99]
Sevene 0.02 [0.00, 0.14] 0.98 [0.97, 0.99]

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