Table 5.

Characteristics of cases and controls, pre-existing cardiovascular risk factors before gestation.

	Normotensive Term Pregnancies (n = 89)	GDM on Diet Only (n = 93)	GDM on Diet and Therapy (n = 18)
Rheumatoid arthritis	0 (0%)	1 (1.08%)	0 (0%)
SLE	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
On blood pressure treatment	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Hypercholesterolemia	0 (0%)	1 (1.08%)	0 (0%)
Dispensarisation at Dpt. of Cardiology (valve problems and heart defects)	0 (0%)	4 (4.30%) Mitral valve prolapse Heart arrhythmia Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy AV nodal reentrant tachycardia	1 (5.55%) Mitral valve regurgitation
Chronic venous insufficiency	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Thrombosis	0 (0%)	2 (2.15%)	0 (0%)
Presence of risk factors for chronic kidney disease	0 (%)	6 (6.45%) Pyelonephritis Glomerulonephritis Ureteral stent Nephrolithiasis Hydronephrosis	0 (0%)
Chronic kidney disease	0 (%)	1 (0.98%) Chronic renal insufficiency	0 (0%)