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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2023 Feb 3;43(7):849–855. doi: 10.1038/s41372-023-01625-4

Table 1:

Patient characteristics, stratified by whether had maternal cardiac disease

Any complex heart disease
Overall
(N=14,160)
No
(N=13,942)
Yes
(N=218)
p
Mean (Standard Deviation) or %
Obstetric Characteristics
Cesarean Delivery 4,283 (30.2) 4,191 (30.1) 92 (42.2) <0.001
Gestational age (days) 271.0 (14.9) 271.1 (14.8) 266.1 (18.5) <0.001
Parity 0.88
 Nulliparous (%) 5,811 (41.0) 5,712 (41.0) 99 (45.4)
 Para 1 4,549 (32.1) 4,483 (32.2) 66 (30.3)
 Para 2 2,229 (15.7) 2,196 (15.8) 33 (15.1)
 Para 3 or more 1,571 (11.2) 1,551 (11) 20 (9.2)
Prior Cesarean Births 0.21
 No prior 11,437 (80.8) 11,269 (80.8) 168 (77.1)
 One prior 2,119 (15) 2,083 (14.9) 36 (16.5)
 Two prior 604 (4.3) 590 (4.2) 14 (6.4)
Demographics
Age (years) 29.4 (5.9) 29.4 (5.9) 29.7 (5.6) 0.50
Race/Ethnicity <0.001
 Other 567 (4.0) 556 (4.0) 11 (5.0)
 White 4,991 (35.2) 4,880 (35.0) 111 (50.9)
 Black 4,715 (33.3) 4,646 (33.3) 69 (31.7)
 Hispanic/Latina 2,953 (20.9) 2,933 (21.0) 20 (9.2)
 Asian 934 (6.6) 927 (6.6) 7 (3.2)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 32.2 (6.7) 32.2 (6.7) 32.2 (8.0) 0.97
Comorbid Conditions
Alcohol abuse 155 (1.1) 150 (1.1) 5 (2.3) 0.09
Asthma 2,449 (17.3) 2,389 (17.1) 60 (27.5) <0.001
Gestational diabetes 1,603 (11.3) 1,581 (11.3) 22 (10.1) 0.56
Pregestational diabetes 451 (3.2) 445 (3.2) 6 (2.8) 0.71
Drug abuse 1,683 (11.9) 1,660 (11.9) 23 (10.6) 0.54
HIV Disease 104 (0.7) 104 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 0.20
Chronic hypertension 787 (5.6) 763 (5.5) 24 (11.0) <0.001
Chronic kidney disease 59 (0.4) 55 (0.4) 4 (1.8) 0.001
Gestational hypertension 1,330 (9.4) 1,309 (9.4) 21 (9.6) 0.90
Preeclampsia without severe features 673 (4.8) 665 (4.8) 8 (3.7) 0.45
Preeclampsia with severe features or ecclampsia 1,016 (7.2) 999 (7.2) 17 (7.8) 0.72
Multiple gestations 394 (2.8) 383 (2.7) 11 (5.0) 0.04
Sickle Cell Disease 449 (3.2) 445 (3.2) 4 (1.8) 0.26
Lupus 81 (0.6) 77 (0.6) 4 (1.8) 0.01
Tobacco Use 1,212 (8.6) 1,194 (8.6) 18 (8.3) 0.87

P-values by t-test for continuous variables and chi2 test for binary / categorical variables

Missing values in Body Mass Index (1,969 observations)