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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Aug 21;224(3):280.e1–280.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.048

Table 2:

Postpartum complications in women with and without PCOS

PCOS (n=42,391) Non-PCOS (n=795,480) OR aOR (95% CI)
Cardiovascular outcomesa
Postpartum preeclampsia (%) 390 (0.92) 4, 060 (0.51) 1.81 (1.63–2.01) 1.30 (1.17–1.45)
Postpartum eclampsia (%) 85 (0.2) 705 (0.09) 2.27 (1.81–2.84) 1.45 (1.14–1.86)
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (%) 116 (0.27) 1, 182 (0.15) 1.84 (1.52–2.23) 1.26 (1.03–1.54)
Hypertensive heart disease (%) 109 (0.26) 979 (0.12) 2.09 (1.71–2.55) 1.32 (1.07–1.64)
Thrombotic disease (%) 98 (0.23) 995 (0.13) 1.85 (1.50–2.28) 1.50 (1.20–1.87)
Congestive heart failure (%) 157 (0.37) 1,479 (0.19) 2.00 (1.69–2.35) 1.35 (1.13–1.61)
Cerebrovascular accidents (%) 1, 263 (2.98) 15, 366 (1.93) 1.56 (1.47–1.65) 1.21 (1.14–1.29)
Ischemic heart disease (%) 11 (0.03) 166 (0.02) 1.24 (0.68–2.29) --
Depression outcomesb
Perinatal depression (%) 2, 956 (6.97) 40, 311 (5.07) 1.40 (1.35–1.46) 1.27 (1.22–1.33)
Postpartum depression (%) 899 (2.12) 10, 815 (1.36) 1.57 (1.47–1.68) 1.46 (1.36–1.57)
a:

Adjusted analyses controlled for age, history of hypertension, history of diabetes, ART use, preterm delivery, multiple pregnancy, gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, smoking, geographic division and socioeconomic factors including education, net worth and race

b:

Adjusted analyses controlled for age, history of pre-pregnancy depression, obesity, smoking, geographic division and socioeconomic factors including education, net worth and race