Table 3.

Index pregnancy complications of cohort^* (n = 247).

Variable	Value, n (%)
	Total cohort N = 247	MetS N = 89	No MetS N = 158
Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy	80 (32.4)	33 (37.1)	47 (29.7)
Gestational diabetes	177 (71.7)	70 (78.7)	107 (67.7)
Placental abruption	4 (1.6)	1 (1.1)	3 (1.9)
Intrauterine growth restriction	17 (6.9)	4 (4.5)	13 (8.2)
Spontaneous preterm birth	5 (2.0)	2 (2.2)	3 (1.9)

^*Participants may have experienced more than one complication; the pregnancy complication categories are not mutually exclusive. These complications include only those listed on the referral, which is made at time of discharge from delivery of infant. Only complications experienced in the index pregnancy were considered during the referral process.

MetS, metabolic syndrome.