Table 2 Characteristics of women with and without PTB/SGA at the exam immediately preceding index birth and proportion of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes in index pregnancy

Age (years)

33 ± 1

32 ± 1

0.21

Time to 1st birth (years)

2.6 ± 0.4

2.5 ± 0.2

0.98

Black race (n, %)*

30, 50

55, 31

0.01

 Current*

15, 25

22, 13

0.02

 Former

7, 12

28, 16

0.45

BMI (kg/m²)

24.9 ± 0.4

25.0 ± 0.8

0.94

Hypertension (n, %)

3, 5

3, 2

0.15

Diabetes (n, %)

0, 0

2, 1

0.41

HDP (n,%)

14, 24

26, 15

0.11

Gestational diabetes (n,%)

3, 5

6, 3

0.56

SBP (mmHg)

106 ± 1

103 ± 1

0.13

DBP (mmHg)

68 ± 1

67 ± 1

0.83

TC (mg/dL)

182 ± 7

178 ± 3

0.67

HDL-C (mg/dL)

59 ± 2

59 ± 1

0.83

LDL-C (mg/dL)

108 ± 6

104 ± 2

0.98

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

73 ± 6

73 ± 4

0.81