Table 2.

Means of risk factor knowledge of women listed by type of HDP

	GH n=15	PE n=143	CH n=16	HDP n=174	Non-HDP n=92	P value HDP vs non-HDP
Chronic hypertension	0.53	0.78	0.81	0.76	0.62	0.02
Diabetes	0.27	0.24	0.31	0.25	0.35	0.12
Renal disease	0.27	0.54	0.69	0.53	0.21	<0.001
Heart attack	0.53	0.69	0.75	0.68	0.52	0.01
Repeat HDP	0.87	0.90	0.94	0.90	0.71	<0.001
Stroke	0.47	0.62	0.81	0.63	0.53	0.14
Heart disease	0.47	0.69	0.75	0.68	0.50	0.005
PVD	0.33	0.50	0.50	0.32	0.45	<0.001
Breast cancer*	0.20	0.52	0.31	0.47	0.65	0.004
Seizures*	0.27	0.29	0.13	0.27	0.44	0.01
Overall mean knowledge score (out of 10)	4.2	5.8	6.0	5.6	5.2	0.21

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*Breast cancer and seizures are distractors within the survey. These were included despite being conditions that women after HDP are not at greater risk of.

CH, chronic hypertension worsening in pregnancy and/or with superimposed PE; GH, gestational hypertension; HDP, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; PE, pre-eclampsia; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.