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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 16.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2019 Dec 9;125(5):812–819. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.12.001

Table 3.

Prevalence of cardiovascular co-morbidities for women with congenital heart defects (CHD)^^ by pregnancy during project period, overall and by surveillance site, 2008 to 2010**

Hypertension Hyperlipidemia Coronary Artery Disease Stroke, Thrombosis & Other Cardiovascular Arrhythmias & Conduction Disorders Venous Disorder / Phlebitis Heart Failure
Pooled Across Sites (n = 26,655)
Pregnant n = 5,672 (21.3%) 31.1% 18.7% 10.3% 39.4% 25.0% 6.2% 10.8%
Not Pregnant n = 20,983 (78.7%) 21.0% 14.8% 7.8% 58.6% 33.5% 3.9% 12.2%
p_value p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.01
EU* (n = 1,994)
Pregnant n = 275 (13.8%) 13.5% 5.1% 9.1% 51.3% 26.6% 5.8% 7.3%
Not Pregnant n = 1,719 (86.2%) 9.5% 4.9% 5.2% 47.8% 21.5% 3.0% 4.3%
p_value p <0.05 p <0.918 p <0.05 p <0.279 p <0.063 p <0.05 p <0.05
MA* (n = 23,203)
Pregnant n = 5,211 (22.5%) 32.9% 20.0% 10.6% 38.4% 25.0% 6.4% 11.2%
Not Pregnant n = 17,992 (77.5%) 22.7% 16.3% 8.2% 61.0% 35.8% 4.0% 13.3%
p_value p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001
NY * (n = 1,458)
Pregnant n = 186 (12.8%) 8.6% 1.1% 3.8% 49.5% 21.5% 1.6% 5.9%
Not Pregnant n = 1,272 (87.2%) 12.5% 6.1% 5.3% 39.3% 16.9% 2.8% 6.6%
p_value p <0.127 p <0.01 p <0.362 p <0.01 p <0.123 p <0.336 p <0.722

CHD = Congenital Heart Defect.

*

EU=Emory University; catchment area incl. 5 metro-Atlanta counties: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett; MA=Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health; catchment area is state-wide; NY=New York State Dept. of Health; catchment area incl. 11 counties: Allegany, Bronx, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Westchester & Wyoming.

**

Data collapsed across CHD severity.

^^

Individuals classified with ICD-9_CM code 745.5 in isolation are not included.