Table 1.
Female Participants in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, 2001–2007
| Participants with a FMD measure prior to pregnancy (n=359) | All participants in the Young Finns study with at least one pregnancy and one FMD measure (n=922) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Age in 2001 | ||||
| ≤24 | 76 | 21.2 | 88 | 9.5 |
| 27 | 105 | 29.2 | 146 | 16.0 |
| 30–33 | 139 | 38.7 | 343 | 37.2 |
| ≥36 | 39 | 10.9 | 345 | 37.3 |
| Total births | ||||
| 1 | 107 | 29.8 | 248 | 26.9 |
| 2 | 138 | 38.4 | 415 | 45.0 |
| 3+ | 114 | 31.8 | 259 | 28.1 |
| average socioeconomic status | ||||
| lower | 74 | 20.9 | 233 | 25.5 |
| middle | 184 | 51.8 | 486 | 53.2 |
| higher | 97 | 27.3 | 195 | 21.3 |
| Relationship status in 2001 | ||||
| married | 155 | 44.0 | 530 | 58.2 |
| living with partner, engaged | 125 | 35.5 | 242 | 26.6 |
| not living with partner | 72 | 20.5 | 139 | 15.3 |
| Smoking in 2001 | ||||
| Never | 200 | 57.0 | 464 | 51.0 |
| prior | 67 | 19.1 | 186 | 21.0 |
| current | 84 | 23.9 | 246 | 28.0 |
| Body mass index in 2001 | ||||
| <20 | 42 | 11.8 | 99 | 10.8 |
| 20–<25 | 197 | 55.2 | 477 | 52.2 |
| 25–<30 | 90 | 25.2 | 235 | 25.7 |
| 30+ | 28 | 7.8 | 103 | 11.3 |
| Pregnancy complications at any pregnancy | ||||
| low birthweight | 18 | 5.1 | 49 | 5.3 |
| preterm birth | 30 | 8.3 | 71 | 7.7 |
| hypertensive disorders of pregnancy | 15 | 4.2 | 18 | 2.0 |
| pre-eclampsia | 6 | 1.7 | 8 | 0.9 |
| gestational diabetes | 44 | 12.3 | 46 | 5.0 |
| age at first pregnancy | 31.9 | 4.1 | 27.2 | 4.5 |
| Max FMD, mm, 2001 | 0.27 | 0.1 | 0.27 | 0.14 |
| FMD area under the curve, 2001 | 9.10 | 5.3 | 9.14 | 5.32 |
| IMT, mm | 0.59 | 0.1 | 0.58 | 0.08 |
| Young’s elastic modulus, mmHg/mm | 257.8 | 101.6 | 299.4 | 179.9 |
| carotid compliance %/10mmHg | 2.43 | 0.8 | 2.27 | 0.76 |
FMD, flow mediated dilatation