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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2017 Feb 9;37(5):502–506. doi: 10.1038/jp.2016.261

Table 2.

Association between change in maternal arterial blood pressure from the second to third trimester and neonatal body composition among 692 normotensive pregnancies in the Healthy Start study, 2009–2014.


Unadjusted difference and 95% CI Adjusted1 difference and 95% CI Adjusted1 + Predicted gestational weight gain to 39 weeks, OR and 95% CI
Difference in neonatal percent fat mass (%)
Increase in diastolic BP
Per 1 mmHg −0.10 (−0.17, −0.03) −0.09 (−0.15, −0.02) −0.09 (−0.15, −0.02)
>Median (2.9) −0.94 (−1.52, −0.36) −0.78 (−1.34, −0.22) −0.75 (−1.30, −0.20)
Q1 (−9.1, 0.3) Ref Ref Ref
Q2 (0.3, 2.9) −0.12 (−0.95, 0.70) −0.17 (−0.96, 0.61) −0.17 (−0.95, 0.61)
Q3 (2.9, 5.6) −0.85 (−1.67, −0.03) −0.67 (−1.46, 0.12) −0.66 (−1.44, 0.12)
Q4 (5.6, 19.2) −1.15 (−1.97, −0.33) −1.07 (−1.86, −0.27) −1.02 (−1.81, −0.24)
Increase in systolic BP
Per 1 mmHg −0.04 (−0.09, 0.01) −0.03 (−0.08, 0.02) −0.03 (−0.08, 0.01)
> Median (3.7) −0.46 (−1.04, 0.13) −0.41 (−0.97, 0.14) −0.35 (−0.90, 0.20)
Q1 (−18.9, −0.3) Ref Ref Ref
Q2 (−0.2, 3.7) 0.26 (−0.57, 1.09) 0.44 (−0.35, 1.23) 0.43 (−0.35, 1.21)
Q3: (3.7, 7.5) −0.24 (−1.07, 0.59) −0.13 (−0.93, 0.66) −0.01 (−0.80, 0.77)
Q4: (7.5, 20.5) −0.40 (−1.23, 0.42) −0.24 (−1.03, 0.55) −0.23 (−1.01, 0.55)
Difference in neonatal fat mass (g)
Increase in diastolic BP
Per 1 mmHg −3.5 (−6.2, −0.9) −3.5 (−6.1, −1.0) −3.5 (−6.0, −1.0)
>Median (2.9) −37.7 (−60.1, −15.3) −33.0 (−54.3, −11.6) −31.9 (−52.8, −10.9)
Q1 (−9.1, 0.3) Ref Ref Ref
Q2 (0.3, 2.9) 0.8 (−31.1, 32.6) −5.8 (−35.9, 24.3) −5.7 (−35.2, 23.8)
Q3 (2.9, 5.6) −29.5 (−61.3, 2.2) −25.9 (−56.0, 4.3) −25.7 (−55.2, 3.9)
Q4 (5.6, 19.2) −45.1 (−76.8, −13.3) −46.2 (−76.5, −15.8) −44.1 (−73.8, −14.4)
Increase in systolic BP
Per 1 mmHg −1.4 (−3.3, 0.6) −0.9 (−2.8, 0.9) −1.0 (−2.8, 0.8)
> Median (3.7) −13.9 (−36.4, 8.7) −13.7 (−34.9, 7.6) −10.7 (−31.5, 10.1)
Q1 (−18.9, −0.3) Ref Ref Ref
Q2 (−0.2, 3.7) 13.3 (−18.8, 45.5) 19.5 (−10.7, 49.8) 19.1 (−10.5, 48.7)
Q3: (3.7, 7.5) −0.4 (−32.6, 31.7) −1.2 (−31.6, 29.1) 4.1 (−25.7, 33.9)
Q4: (7.5, 20.5) −13.6 (45.5, 18.4) −6.1 (−36.3, 24.2) −5.8 (−35.4, 23.8)
Difference in neonatal fat-free mass (g)
Increase in diastolic BP
Per 1 mmHg −0.4 (−6.2, 5.4) −4.6 (−9.5, 0.3) −4.5 (−9.4, 0.2)
>Median (2.9) −45.9 (−95.3, 3.5) −59.0 (−100.1, −18.0) −57.2 (−97.6, −16.8)
Q1 (−9.1, 0.3) Ref Ref Ref
Q2 (0.3, 2.9) 66.5 (−3.6, 136.5) 17.4 (−40.4, 75.2) 17.6 (−39.4, 74.5)
Q3 (2.9, 5.6) 1.7 (−68.1, 71.6) −28.6 (−86.5, 29.4) −28.2 (−85.3, 28.8)
Q4 (5.6, 19.2) −26.8 (−96.5, 43.0) −72.2 (−130.4, −13.9) −68.7 (−126.1, −11.4)
Increase in systolic BP
Per 1 mmHg 0.2 (−4.1, 4.6) 0.4 (−3.1, 4.0) 0.4 (−3.2, 3.9)
> Median (3.7) 19.1 (−30.4, 68.6) 4.4 (−36.4, 45.2) 9.5 (−30.8, 49.7)
Q1 (−18.9, −0.3) Ref Ref Ref
Q2 (−0.2, 3.7) 21.3 (−48.9, 91.4) 17.1 (−41.1, 75.2) 16.4 (−40.8, 73.6)
Q3: (3.7, 7.5) 74.8 (4.5, 145.1) 23.9 (−34.5, 82.3) 33.1 (−24.5, 90.7)
Q4: (7.5, 20.5) −13.9 (−83.8, 56.0) 2.7 (−55.4, 60.8) 3.1 (−54.0, 60.2)
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Adjusted for gestational age at birth (days), infant sex, maternal age, race/ethnicity, education, pre-pregnancy body mass index (kg/m2), smoking during pregnancy (any vs. none), previous pregnancies (any vs. none). Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; Q1, first quartile; Q2, second quartile; Q3, third quartile; Q4, fourth quartile; Ref, reference level of categorical variable.