Table 1.
Study sample characteristics.
| Characteristic | No HTN/PCOS | HTN/PCOS | χ2 or t statistic | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean± SD (n) | Mean± SD (n) | |||
| Maternal age (years) | 29.2±5.8 (58) | 29.1±5.6 (58) | 0.13 | 0.90 |
| Paternal age (years) | 30.9±6.7 (55) | 31.3±7.7 (57) | -0.27 | 0.79 |
| Gestational age at birth (days) | 276.2±8.8 (58) | 272.7±12.7 (58) | 1.72 | 0.09 |
| Birth weight (grams) | 3254±376 (58) | 3176±515 (58) | 0.94 | 0.35 |
| Infant head circumference (cm) | 33.9±1.2 (56) | 33.8±1.7 (54) | 0.52 | 0.60 |
| 1-minute Apgar score | 8.5±0.98 (58) | 8.2±1.2 (58) | 1.42 | 0.16 |
| Child age at follow-up (months) | 62.6±5.9 (58) | 62.7±5.2 (58) | 0.87 | 0.39 |
| % (n) | % (n) | |||
| Infant sex | 0.00 | 1.0 | ||
| Male | 55 (32) | 55 (32) | ||
| Female | 44 (26) | 44 (26) | ||
| Mode of delivery | 0.04 | 0.84 | ||
| Vaginal | 71 (41) | 69 (40) | ||
| Cesarean | 29 (17) | 31 (18) | ||
| Maternal Ethnicity | 2.79 | 0.10 | ||
| Hispanic | 43 (25) | 58 (34) | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 57 (33) | 41 (24) | ||
| Paternal Ethnicity | 0.22 | 0.64 | ||
| Hispanic | 47 (27) | 50 (29) | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 53 (31) | 50 (28) | ||
| Maternal Education | 0.61 | 0.96 | ||
| No high school degree | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | ||
| High school degree | 9 (5) | 7 (4) | ||
| Some college, no degree | 15 (9) | 19 (11) | ||
| College degree | 33 (19) | 36 (21) | ||
| Graduate/professional degree | 41 (24) | 36 (21) |
HTN/PCOS, Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy and/or polycystic ovary syndrome.