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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2024 Aug 20;82(2):197–205. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.22857

Table 1.

Characteristics of the 1,441 Parous Women

N (%) or mean (standard deviation) No HDP N=1,127 Gestational hypertension N=112 Preeclampsia N=202 p-value

Baseline
Black 564 (50) 68 (60.7) 115 (56.9) 0.029
Married/live with a partner 321 (28.5) 33 (29.5) 60 (29.9) 0.91
APOE ε4 carrier 301 (31) 25 (25.8) 58 (32.4) 0.5
Family history of dementia 279 (25.2) 21 (19.1) 51 (26) 0.34
Physical activity ≥300 units 552 (49) 44 (39.3) 101 (50) 0.13
Alcohol, drink/week 3.1 (5.4) 1.9 (3.1) 2.4 (4.3) 0.006
Diet Quality 65 (13.4) 61.2 (12.2) 63 (12.5) 0.003
Body mass index, kg/m2 23.9 (5) 26.4 (7.1) 24.8 (5.7) <.001
Current smoking 308 (27.5) 29 (26.1) 47 (23.6) 0.52
Elevated blood pressure 16 (1.4) 8 (7.1) 11 (5.4) <.001
Diabetes 3 (0.3) 0 (0) 1 (0.5) 0.72
Dyslipidemia 251 (22.5) 22 (19.8) 49 (24.4) 0.65
Obesity 121 (10.8) 23 (20.5) 32 (15.9) 0.003
Depression 247 (23.8) 29 (29.6) 54 (28.9) 0.19
Age at first pregnancy, years 24.1 (7.4) 23 (6) 23.5 (6.2) 0.4
Year 30
Age at year 30, years 55.3 (3.6) 55.1 (3.6) 54.5 (3.8) 0.027
Parity 1.8 (1.3) 2.3 (1.2) 2.4 (1.3) <.001
Education, years 15.2 (2.5) 14.6 (2.5) 15 (2.4) 0.047
Body mass index, kg/m2 30.5 (7.6) 33.9 (9.1) 32.5 (8.5) <.001
Gestational diabetes 87 (7.7) 11 (9.8) 38 (18.8) <.001
Hypertension 392 (34.8) 64 (57.1) 99 (49) <.001
Diabetes 154 (13.8) 18 (16.7) 36 (17.9) 0.26
Obesity 535 (47.6) 69 (62.7) 111 (55) 0.003
Cardiovascular event 27 (2.4) 6 (5.4) 8 (4) 0.12
Traumatic brain Injury 149 (13.4) 14 (12.7) 32 (16.3) 0.53

HDP = Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

p<0.05 in the post-hoc test using Bonferroni multiple comparisons (continuous variables) and unadjusted logistic regressions (categorical variables).