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. 2023 Feb 21;13:3018. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29651-4

Table 1.

Clinical and demographic characteristics of GenPE participants.

Variable Controls
(n = 1886)
Pre-eclampsia
(n = 1365)
Difference (95%CI)a
Age (years), mean (SD) 18.7 (2.8) 19.3 (3.1) − 0.6 (− 0.80, − 0.39)
Gestational age at recruitment (weeks), mean (SD) 39.1 (1.1) 36.6 (3.4) 2.5 (2.38, 2.76)
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) 110.9 (7.6) 147.7 (11.6) − 36.8 (− 37.5, − 36.0)
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) 68.5 (6.3) 96.4 (8.8) − 27.8 (− 28.4, − 27.3)
Antenatal visits, median (IQR) 6.0 (4.0, 7.0) 6.0 (4.0, 7.0) 0.0 (− 0.16, 0.16)
OR (95%CI)a
Ethnicity, N (%)
 Mixed 1410 (74.7%) 969 (70.9%) Reference
 White Hispanic 294 (15.5%) 237 (17.3%) 1.17 (0.97, 1.41)
 Afro-Caribbean 153 (8.1%) 132 (9.6%) 1.25 (0.98, 1.60)
 Amerindians 6 (0.3%) 13 (0.9%) 3.15 (1.19, 8.33)
Missing 23 (1.2%) 13 (0.9%)
Socioeconomic status, N (%)
 Medium–High 78 (4.1%) 60 (4.4%) Reference
 Low 1768 (93.7%) 1280 (93.7%) 0.94 (0.66, 1.32)
Missing 40 (2.1%) 25 (1.8%)
Mother with PE, N (%)
 No 1363 (72.2%) 874 (64.0%) Reference
 Yes 130 (6.8%) 209 (15.3%) 1.11(1.02, 1.21)
Missing 6 (0.3%) 12 (0.8%)
Sister with PE, N (%)
 No 871 (46.0%) 663 (49.1%) Reference
 Yes 94 (4.9%) 130 (9.5%) 1.14 (0.98, 1.31)
No sister with pregnancy 809 (42.9%) 483 (35.3%)
Missing 16 (0.8%) 15 (1.1%)
Infections, N (%)
 No 665 (35.2%) 469 (34.3%) Reference
 Yes 1189 (63.0%) 868 (63.5%) 1.04 (0.90, 1.19)
Missing 4 (0.2%) 5 (0.3%)
Smoking, N (%)
 No 1828 (96.9) 1328 (97.2%) Reference
 Yes 49 (2.6%) 24 (1.7%) 0.67 (0.41, 1.10)
Missing 9 (0.4%) 13 (0.9%)
Multiple pregnancy, N (%)
 No 1882 (99.7%) 1330 (97.4%) Reference
 Yes 4 (0.2%) 35 (2.5%) 12.38 (4.39, 34.91)
Missing 0 0

PE, pre-eclampsia; IQR, interquartile range.

aMean differences calculated with t-test with unequal variances for continuous variables. Difference in medians calculated with median regression. For categorical variables, unadjusted ORs were calculated through logistic regression with controls as reference group. Infections: vaginosis, urinary tract infections, sexual transmitted diseases and others.