Table 3 Descriptive results for preeclampsia cases and normotensive controls in 5253 women by cardiovascular event vs no cardiovascular event.
|  | Cardiovascular event (N = 218) | No Cardiovascular event (N = 5035) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measurement | Normotensive Pregnancy (N = 193) | Preeclampsia | p-value | Normotensive Pregnancy | Preeclampsia | p-value |
(N = 25) | (N = 4729) | (N = 306) | ||||
Age (yrs) | 54 (10) | 53(9) | 0.578 | 47 (17) | 49 (12) | 0.01 |
Height (cm) | 161.2 ± 6.0 | 160.0 ± 6.5 | 0.326 | 163.0 (8.2) | 162.0 (9.9) | 0.135 |
Weight (kg) | 70.7 (23.5) | 76.4 (26.0) | 0.858 | 66.7 (17.1) | 69.3 (19.7) | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 (9.7) | 27.0 (10.5) | 0.645 | 25.2 (6.4) | 26.6 (7.1) | <0.001 |
Mean SBP (mmHg) | 132 (30) | 135 (22) | 0.445 | 122 (21) | 130 (23) | <0.001 |
Mean DBP (mmHg) | 79 (15) | 81 (12) | 0.283 | 77 (12) | 82 (12) | <0.001 |
Mean HR (bpm) | 70 (12) | 73 (11) | 0.225 | 69 (14) | 72 (14) | <0.001 |
Glucose (mmol/L | 4.7 (0.7) | 4.8 (1.8) | 0.243 | 4.6 (0.5) | 4.6 (0.7) | 0.007 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 0.694 | 5.1(1.4) | 5.2 (1.3) | 0.425 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 0.675 | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.5 (0.5) | 0.564 |
Sodium (mmol/L) | 140 (4) | 140 (2) | 0.317 | 140 (3) | 140 (2) | 0.109 |
Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.1 (0.5) | 4.1 (0.6) | 0.465 | 4.1 (0.4) | 4.1 (0.4) | 0.692 |
Urea (mmol/L) | 5.1 (1.7) | 5.1 (1.2) | 0.932 | 4.6 (1.6) | 4.8 (1.5) | 0.204 |
Creatinine (μmol/L) | 65 (12) | 73 (23) | 0.018 | 65 (13) | 66 (12) | 0.188 |
Current hypertension | 42/187 (25.1%) | 13/25 (52%) | 0.005 | 351/4631 (7.6%) | 81/300 (27%) | <0.001 |
Current diabetes | 10/187 (5.3%) | 5/25 (20%) | 0.007 | 49/4631 (1.1%) | 8/300 (2.7%) | 0.012 |
Current smoker | 46/186 (24.7%) | 7/25(28%) | 0.723 | 840/4591 (18.3%) | 40/298 (13.4%) | 0.034 |
