Table 3.
Risk of all cause mortality in offspring according to timing and severity of maternal pre-eclampsia*
Variables for pre-eclampsia | No of deaths | Follow-up (person years) | Rate (per 100 000 person years) | Crude hazard ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted hazard ratio† (95% CI) |
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No HDP | 19 119 | 45 534 378.72 | 41.99 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (Reference) |
Timing: | |||||
Late onset | 338 | 913 226.04 | 37.01 | 0.90 (0.81 to 1.01) | 0.80 (0.72 to 0.89) |
Early onset | 394 | 327 980.19 | 120.13 | 2.63 (2.38 to 2.90) | 2.71 (2.45 to 3.00) |
Severity: | |||||
Moderate | 423 | 1 013 731.05 | 41.73 | 1.00 (0.91 to 1.10) | 0.90 (0.82 to 0.99) |
Severe and HELLP syndrome | 309 | 227 475.18 | 135.84 | 3.10 (2.77 to 3.47) | 3.10 (2.77 to 3.47) |
Timing and severity interaction: | |||||
Late onset: | |||||
Moderate | 287 | 786 320.06 | 36.50 | 0.90 (0.80 to 1.01) | 0.78 (0.70 to 0.88) |
Severe and HELLP syndrome | 51 | 126 905.99 | 40.19 | 0.92 (0.70 to 1.22) | 0.90 (0.68 to 1.18) |
Early onset: | |||||
Moderate | 136 | 227 410.99 | 59.80 | 1.29 (1.09 to 1.53) | 1.33 (1.12 to 1.57) |
Severe and HELLP syndrome | 258 | 100 569.19 | 256.54 | 5.79 (5.12 to 6.54) | 6.06 (5.35 to 6.86) |
CI=confidence interval; HDP=hypertensive disorder of pregnancy; HELLP=haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets.
Includes moderate pre-eclampsia, severe pre-eclampsia, and HELLP syndrome.
Offspring age as time scale, adjusted for calendar year; sex; singleton; parity; birth year of child; maternal age, smoking, cohabitation, country of origin, residence, education, income at birth, pre-pregnancy body mass index, and history of diabetes; and parental history of cardiovascular disease before birth of the child.