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. 2022 Oct 19;379:e072157. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-072157

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)
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.