Table 3.
Medical history and vital signs of women with and without cardiac lesions (N = 601).
| Characteristic | Cases (n = 13) | Non-cases (n = 588) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 25.4 (4.87) | 26.7 (5.69) | 0.43 |
| BMI, m2/kg (mean, SD) | 24.3 (3.21) | 25.8 (4.52) | 0.24 |
| Symptomatica (n, %) | 2 (15.4) | 60 (10.2) | 0.54 |
| Previous medical history | |||
| Rheumatic fever (n, %) | 1 (7.7) | 11 (1.9) | 0.14 |
| Suspected cardiac condition (n, %) | 3 (23.1) | 24 (4.1) | 0.001* |
| Other medical condition (n, %) | 2 (15.3) | 95 (16.2) | 0.94 |
| Mid-trimester loss (n, %) | 0 (0) | 32 (5.4) | 0.49 |
| Vital signs | |||
| HR (mean, SD) | 85 (9.8) | 89 (13.0) | 0.31 |
| sBP (mean, SD) | 98 (12.0) | 106 (13.4) | 0.03 |
| dBP (mean, SD) | 73 (18.2) | 70 (9.9) | 0.25 |
| SaO2, % (mean, SD) | 94.3 (7.5) | 95.7 (2.0) | 0.05 |
a Any chest pain, shortness-of-breath, palpitations, vertigo, light-headedness.
* Statistically significant following Benjamini-Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons.