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

Table S24.

Sensitivity and Specificity of ACC/AHA BP categories for maternal ICU admission

COMPARATOR
BP measured at <20 weeks Ref Sensitivity Specificity
‘ELEVATED BP’ (as a new cut-off)
Pooled Normal (<120/80mmHg) 0.26 [0.17, 0.37] 0.87 [0.75, 0.94]
Bellad 0.12 [0.02, 0.47] 0.95 [0.94, 0.95]
Greenberg 0.36 [0.30, 0.44] 0.72 [0.71, 0.72]
Qureshi 0.40 [0.12, 0.77] 0.85 [0.84, 0.86]
Sevene 0.25 [0.05, 0.70] 0.89 [0.86, 0.91]
‘STAGE 1 HYPERTENSION’ (as a new cut-off)
Pooled Normal + Elevated BP (<130/80mmHg) 0.13 [0.05, 0.27] 0.93 [0.87, 0.96]
Bellad 0.06 [0.01, 0.37] 0.97 [0.97, 0.97]
Greenberg 0.28 [0.22, 0.35] 0.86 [0.85, 0.86]
Qureshi 0.08 [0.01, 0.48] 0.91 [0.90, 0.92]
Sevene 0.10 [0.01, 0.54] 0.94 [0.92, 0.95]
‘STAGE 2 HYPERTENSION’ (existing cut-off)
Pooled Normal + Elevated BP +Stage 1 HTN (<140/90mmHg) 0.10 [0.05, 0.20] 0.98 [0.95, 0.99]
Bellad 0.06 [0.01, 0.37] 0.99 [0.99, 1.00]
Greenberg 0.22 [0.17, 0.29] 0.93 [0.93, 0.94]
Qureshi 0.08 [0.01, 0.48] 0.99 [0.99, 0.99]
Sevene 0.10 [0.01, 0.54] 0.98 [0.97, 0.99]

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