TABLE 1.
Demographic Information for Patients With and Without a History of HDP
| No History of HDP (n = 51) |
History of HDP (n = 84) |
P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race | |||
| Black | 40 (78.4) | 77 (91.7) | 0.037 |
| White | 11 (21.6) | 7 (8.3) | |
| Age at study visit, y | 39.1 (33.2–42.6) | 35.7 (32.3–41.0) | 0.23 |
| BMI (kg/m2) at study visit | 29.9 (26.2–36.1) | 31.4 (27.2–38.4) | 0.53 |
| Current tobacco use | 11 (21.6) | 21 (25.0) | 0.74 |
| Years since enrollment in original studya | 11 (10–11) | 12 (9–13) | 0.60 |
| Obstetric history | |||
| Parity | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 0.21 |
| History of gestational diabetes | 3 (5.9) | 7 (7.3) | 0.74 |
| Highest level of HDP | |||
| None | 51 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.001 |
| Mild: GHTN or preeclampsia | 0 (0.0) | 32 (38.1) | |
| Severe preeclampsia (including HELLP) | 0 (0.0) | 52 (61.9) | |
| Recurrent HDP | 0 (0.0) | 33 (39.3) | 0.001 |
| History of preterm birth | 10 (19.6) | 42 (50.0) | 0.001 |
Values are n (%) with Fisher exact P value or median (IQR) with Wilcoxon rank sum test P value.
a
For patients with a history of HDP, these numbers represent years since pregnancy complicated by HDP
BMI = body mass index; GHTN = gestational hypertension; HDP = hypertensive disorder of pregnancy; HELLP = hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets.