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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Rheumatol. 2018 Jul 15;46(1):70–77. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171066

Table 5.

Multivariable linear regression models for association of preconceptional cardiovascular health and pregnancy outcomes in SLE in the Hopkins Lupus Pregnancy Cohort (n=309 pregnancies).

Cardiovascular Health Gestational Age Birthweight for Gestational Age Z-Score
β (95% CI) Adjusted β (95% CI) β (95% CI) Adjusted β (95% CI)
Body Mass Index*
 Ideal Health (low/normal BMI; n=163) Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Intermediate Health (overweight; n=69) 0.19 (−0.65, 1.01) 0.14 (−0.63, 0.93)§ 0.29 (0.03, 0.56) 0.32 (0.06, 0.59)§
 Poor Health (obese; n=59) 0.75 (−0.21, 1.71) 0.70 (−0.24, 1.65)§ 0.08 (−0.24, 0.41) 0.14 (−0.18, 0.45)§
Total Cholesterol
 Ideal Health (n=235) Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Intermediate/Poor Health (n=40) −0.53 (−1.46, 0.40) −0.43 (−1.28, 0.41)§
−0.39 (−1.30, 0.51)
−0.37 (−1.22, 0.48)
0.02 (−0.29, 0.33) 0.03 (−0.28, 0.34)§
−0.02 (−0.32, 0.29)
−0.02 (−0.33, 0.30)
Blood Pressure
 Ideal Health (n=158) Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Intermediate/Poor Health (=151) −1.14 (−1.83, −0.45) −0.96 (−1.62, −0.29)# 0.02 (−0.19, 0.24) 0.09 (−0.12, 0.31)#
Continuous variables
 BMI, kg/m2 (n=291) 0.05 (−0.004, 0.11) 0.06 (0.001, 0.11)§ 0.01 (−0.01, 0.03) 0.02 (−0.01, 0.04)§
 Total cholesterol, 10 mg/dL (n=275) −0.07 (−0.18, 0.04) −0.06 (−0.15, 0.04)§
−0.06 (−0.16, 0.04)
−0.05 (−0.14, 0.04)
0.01 (−0.02, 0.03) 0.01 (−0.02, 0.04)§
0.004 (−0.02, 0.03)
0.005 (−0.02, 0.03)
 Systolic blood pressure, 10 mmHg (n=309) −0.46 (−0.71, −0.21) −0.39 (−0.63, −0.15)# 0.004 (−0.06, 0.07) 0.03 (−0.04, 0.10)#
 Diastolic blood pressure, 10 mmHg (n=309) −0.60 (−0.98, −0.22) −0.52 (−0.89, −0.14)# 0.01 (−0.09, 0.11) 0.04 (−0.06, 0.15)#
*

Body mass index: (1) poor health: ≥30 kg/m2; (2) intermediate health: 25-29.9 kg/m2; (3) ideal health: <25 kg/m2

Total cholesterol: (1) poor health: ≥240 mg/dL; (2) intermediate health: 200–239 mg/dL or treated to goal; (3) ideal health: <200 mg/Dl

Blood pressure: (1) poor health: Systolic ≥140 or Diastolic ≥90 mm Hg; (2) intermediate health: Systolic 120–139 or Diastolic 80–89 mm Hg or treated to goal; (3) ideal health: <120/<80 mm Hg

§

Adjusted for race (black vs. non-black) and prednisone use ever during pregnancy

Adjusted for race (black vs. non-black) and anti-malarial use ever during pregnancy

Adjusted for race (black vs. non-black), prednisone use ever during pregnancy, and anti-malarial use ever during pregnancy

#

Adjusted for race (black vs. non-black) and renal involvement during pregnancy (Renal LAI ≥1)