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. 2021 May 4;36(5):519–530. doi: 10.1007/s10654-021-00756-2

Table 2.

Associations between maternal hypertensive disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders in offspring

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders
Combined Denmark Sweden
Cases (No.) aHRa (95% CI) Cases (No.) aHRa (95% CI) Cases (No.) aHRa (95% CI)
Maternal hypertensive disorders
 No hypertensive disorders 89,881 1.00 (ref) 31,629 1.00 (ref) 58,252 1.00 (ref)
 Hypertensive disorders 4595 1.24 (1.20–1.28) 1629 1.16 (1.10–1.22) 2966 1.23 (1.18–1.27)
 Chronic hypertension 584 1.23 (1.13–1.34) 261 1.04 (0.91–1.17) 323 1.36 (1.22–1.52)
 Gestational hypertension 829 1.13 (1.05–1.21) 259 1.06 (0.94–1.20) 570 1.14 (1.05–1.24)
 Pre-eclampsia 3182 1.27 (1.23–1.32) 1109 1.22 (1.15–1.30) 2073 1.23 (1.18–1.29)
By timing of pre-eclampsia
 Early-onset 506 1.77 (1.62–1.94) 230 1.51 (1.32–1.72) 276 1.94 (1.71–2.19)
 Late-onset 2676 1.21 (1.16–1.26) 879 1.17 (1.09–1.25) 1797 1.16 (1.11–1.22)
By severity of pre-eclampsia
 Moderate 2223 1.22 (1.17–1.27) 822 1.15 (1.07–1.24) 1401 1.18 (1.12–1.25)
 Severe 959 1.41 (1.32–1.51) 287 1.48 (1.31–1.66) 672 1.35 (1.24–1.46)
By timing # severity
 Early-onset # Severe pre-eclampsia 329 1.93 (1.73–2.16) 114 1.84 (1.53–2.22) 215 1.88 (1.64–2.16)
 Early-onset # Moderate pre-eclampsia 177 1.54 (1.32–1.79) 116 1.28 (1.06–1.54) 61 2.16 (1.67–2.80)
 Late-onset # Severe pre-eclampsia 630 1.24 (1.14–1.34) 173 1.30 (1.12–1.52) 457 1.19 (1.08–1.30)
 Late-onset # Moderate pre-eclampsia 2046 1.20 (1.15–1.25) 706 1.13 (1.05–1.22) 1340 1.16 (1.10–1.22)

aHR adjusted hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, No. number

aAdjusted for sex, calendar year, parity, maternal age, maternal education, maternal cohabitation at birth, maternal history of psychiatric disorders before childbirth