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Table 2 Outcome characteristics of the follow-up study, 2.5 years postpartum*

From: Cardiovascular risk estimation in women with a history of hypertensive pregnancy disorders at term: a longitudinal follow-up study

Characteristics

HTP cohort

NTP cohort

p value

(n=300)

(n=94)

Age at follow up (years)

34 (30–37)

34 (31–37)

.80

Time elapsed since delivery (years)

2.4 (2.2-2.7)

2.5 (2.2-2.9)

.54

Primiparous

134 (44%)

21 (22%)

< .001

Smoking

60 (20%)

19 (19%)

.82

BMI at follow up (kg/m2)

26.6 (23.8-30.5)

23.2 (21.8-25.5)

<.001

Antihypertensive medication use

29 (10%)

0 (0%)

.001

Hypertension

104 (35%)

1 (1%)

<.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

124 (115–130)

110 (105–118)

<.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

80 (78–90)

74 (66–80)

<.001

Family history of MI** < 60 years in first- degree relative

48 (16%)

11 (11%)

.21

  1. *Continuous data are expressed as median (IQR), dichotomous data as number of patients (%).
  2. ** MI Myocardial infarction.
  3. HTP women with a history of term gestational hypertension or term preeclampsia.
  4. NTP women with a history of normotensive term pregnancies.