Table 1.
Mean ± standard deviation or n (percentage) of demographic, admission and delivery characteristics. BMI – body mass index.
| All sites | Groote Schuur Hospital | Kimberley Hospital | Tygerberg Hospital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of women |
1547 |
770 (49.8) |
167 (10.8) |
610 (39.4) |
|
Demographics: | ||||
| Age at delivery, year |
27.6 ± 6.2 |
28.0 ± 6.0 |
28.3 ± 7.2 |
27.0 ± 6.2 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 |
30.4 ± 7.73 |
31.0 ± 8.3 |
31.9 ± 8.3 |
29.2 ± 6.7 |
| Multiparous |
983 (63.5) |
514 (66.8) |
117 (70.1) |
352 (57.7) |
|
Admission: | ||||
| Gestation on admission, weeks |
32.8 ± 4.9 |
32.0 ± 4.8 |
33.9 ± 4.7 |
33.5 ± 4.9 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) |
150 ± 20.6 |
150 ± 22.3 |
147 ± 20.0 |
150 ± 18.2 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
97 ± 15.4 |
98 ± 15.6 |
92 ± 16.9 |
97 ± 14.3 |
| Negative/Trace dipstick proteinuria |
165 (10.7) |
93 (12.1) |
69 (42.6) |
3 (0.5) |
| +1 |
196 (12.7) |
134 (17.4) |
15 (9.3) |
47 (7.7) |
| +2 |
578 (37.5) |
245 (31.9) |
32 (19.8) |
301 (49.3) |
| +3 |
601 (39.0) |
296 (38.5) |
46 (28.4) |
259 (42.5) |
| 24-h urine completed |
379 (24.5) |
170 (22.1) |
23 (15.2) |
186 (30.8) |
| 24-h proteinuria (g/24 h) |
1.8 ± 2.3 |
1.7 ± 2.3 |
1.4 ± 2.1 |
1.92 ± 2.3 |
|
Delivery: | ||||
| Admission to delivery, days |
4.1 ± 7.3 |
5.1 ± 8.1 |
3.9 ± 9.6 |
3.0 ± 4.8 |
| Gestation at delivery, weeks |
33.4 ± 4.7 |
32.8 ± 4.5 |
34.5 ± 4.4 |
33.9 ± 4.9 |
| Clinician-indicated (iatrogenic) delivery |
1357 (87.8) |
636 (82.6) |
147 (88.6) |
574 (94.3) |
| Caesarean section (pre-labour and emergency) |
1060 (69.7) |
549 (71.3) |
115 (69.3) |
417 (68.5) |
|
Highest BP (mmHg): | ||||
| Systolic BP |
172 ± 16.9 |
174 ± 17.9 |
171 ± 16.1 |
170 ± 15.7 |
| Diastolic BP |
104 ± 14.60 |
106 ± 15.7 |
102 ± 17.1 |
103 ± 12.2 |
| Highest SBP taken postpartum |
658 (42.9) |
333 (43.3) |
95 (57.6) |
230 (38.2) |
| Time from highest (antenatal/ intrapartum) systolic BP to delivery, days (n = 876) |
3.0 ± 5.9 |
3.8 ± 6.9 |
2.7 ± 6.36 |
2.1 ± 4.0 |
| Time from delivery to highest systolic BP (postnatal), days (n = 658) | 1.6 ± 6.1 | 1.2 ± 1.4 | 2.3 ± 2.3 | 2.3 ± 1.8 |