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. 2018 May 31;18:199. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-1845-7

Table 5.

Maternal characteristics and clinical risk factors associated with early- and late-onset preeclampsia

Early onset preeclampsia Late onset preeclampsia Ratio of Relative risk (95%CI) P Value
Crude Relative risk
(95%CI)
P Value Adjusted Relative risk
(95%CI)a
P Value Crude Relative risk
(95%CI)
P Value Adjusted Relative risk
(95%CI)a
P Value
Age at delivery
 15–24 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 25–34 1.79 (1.69–1.90) < 0.01* 1.73 (1.63-1.84) < 0.01* 1.33 (1.27-1.39) < 0.01* 1.36 (1.30-1.43) < 0.01* 1.27 (1.78-1.37) < 0.01*
 35–55 3.84 (3.60–4.10) < 0.01* 3.21 (2.99-3.44) < 0.01* 2.31 (2.19-2.42) < 0.01* 2.28 (2.16-2.40) < 0.01* 1.41 (1.29-1.54) < 0.01*
Number of prior ≧20 weeks births (parity)
 0 1.06 (1.02–1.09) < 0.01* 1.39 (1.34-1.44) < 0.01* 1.65 (1.59-1.70) < 0.01* 1.95 (1.89-2.02) < 0.01* 0.71 (0.68-0.75) < 0.01*
  ≥ 1 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Acute Coronary syndromeb
 No Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 2.59 (2.04–3.28) < 0.01* 1 (0.78-1.30) 0.98 1.45 (1.11–1.90) < 0.01* 0.77 (0.58-1.02) 0.07 1.3 (0.89–1.90) 0.09
Chronic ischemic heart disease
 No Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 3.44 (2.83–4.17) < 0.01* 0.84 (0.68-1.04) 0.11 2.45 (2.02–2.98) < 0.01* 0.92 (0.74-1.14) 0.45 0.91 (0.67–1.24) 0.28
Stroke
 No Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 2.96 (2.37–3.68) < 0.01* 1.33 (1.05-1.68) 0.02* 2.07 (1.67-2.58) < 0.01* 1.28 (1.02-1.61) 0.03* 1.04 (0.75-1.44) 0.4
Diabetes mellitus
 No Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 5.34 (4.91–5.81) < 0.01* 1.9 (1.71-2.10) < 0.01* 3.76 (3.46-4.08) < 0.01* 2.03 (1.85-2.23) < 0.01* 0.94 (0.82-1.08) 0.19
Chronic hypertension
 No Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 22.73 (21.5–24.0) < 0.01* 16.8 (15.7-18.0) < 0.01* 12.21 (11.5-13.0) < 0.01* 9.85 (9.19-10.6) < 0.01* 1.71 (1.55-1.88) < 0.01*
Hyperthyroidism
 No Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 1.68 (1.53–1.83) < 0.01* 1.18 (1.07-1.29) < 0.01* 1.48 (1.36-1.60) < 0.01* 1.21 (1.12-1.32) < 0.01* 0.98 (0.86-1.10) 0.34

aAdjusted Relative risk: adjusted for with age at delivery, income, urbanization, parity, acute coronary syndrome, chronic ischemic heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, chronic hypertension and hyperthyroidism

bAcute Coronary syndrome included myocardial infarction and unstable angina

*P < 0.05