Table 3.
All n= 7,559 |
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n | % | |
Received antihypertensive medication fills during pregnancy | 585 | (7.7) |
Gestational age at first prescription (median, interquartile range in weeks)* | 20.7 (9.4,31.7) | |
Visits with high BP during pregnancy† | ||
Anytime during pregnancy | ||
≥2 visits with high BP | 7,559 | (100) |
Median time between first and last visits with high BP (interquartile range, in weeks) | 32.3 (29.4, 35.0) | |
≥3 visits with high BP | 5,786 | (76.5) |
≥1 visit with severe high BP | 1,537 | (20.3) |
From 20 weeks gestation to delivery | ||
≥1 visit with high BP | 4,990 | (66.0) |
≥1 visit with severe high BP | 480 | (6.4) |
Calculation of median and interquartile was restricted to pregnancies with prescription fill respectively.
High blood pressure (BP) defined as BP ≥ 140/90 mm Hg and severe high BP defined as BP ≥ 160/110 mm Hg. Excluding BP measured on the delivery day.