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. 2024 May 2;19(5):e0301976. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301976

Table 1. Maternal and obstetric characteristics in women with eclampsia, in women with non-eclamptic hypertensive disorders-related SMM and in women without SMM.

Eclampsia Non-eclamptic HDP-related SMM pa Controls pb
N = 51 N = 351 N = 3651
Characteristics n (%) n (%) n (%)
Maternal characteristics (data available)      
Maternal age (years) (mean±SD)(n = 51/351/3651) 29.2±6.1 31.5±5.7 0.007 30.5±5.2 0.068
 <25 19 (37.3) 47 (13.4) 0.001 568 (15.6) 0.001
 [25–29] 10 (19.6) 109 (31.1) 1142 (31.3)
 [30–34] 12 (23.5) 87 (24.8) 1205 (33.0)
 [35–39] 8 (15.7) 89 (25.4) 599 (16.4)
 ≥40 2 (3.9) 19 (5.4) 137 (3.8)
Body mass index (kg/m2) (n = 51/325/3417) 0.821 0.046
 <30 34 (79.1) 252 (77.5) 3122 (88.8)
 ≥30 9 (20.9) 73 (22.5) 395 (11.2)
Region of birth (n = 50/327/3063) 0.016 <0.001
 Europe 25 (50.0) 227 (70.7) 2424 (79.1)
 North Africa 8 (16.0) 28 (8.7) 316 (10.3)
 Sub-Saharan Africa 10 (20.0) 48 (15.0) 173 (5.7)
 Other 7 (14.0) 18 (5.6) 150 (4.9)
Sources of income during pregnancy (n = 45/275/2163) 0.002 <0.001
 Salary or other income from a professional activity 19 (45.2) 190 (69.6) 1784 (82.8)
 Other 23 (54.8) 83 (30.4) 372 (17.2)
Standard health insurance (n = 48/284/2539) 0.065 0.003
 Yes 36 (75.0) 243 (85.6) 2254 (88.8)
 No 12 (25.0) 41 (14.4) 285 (11.2)
Living without partner (n = 48/328/3380) 6 (12.5) 21 (6.4) 0.126 135 (4.0) 0.003
Previous chronic hypertension (n = 51/347/3650) 2 (3.9) 34 (9.8) 0.172 30 (0.8) 0.018