N = 160 women | |
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Maternal characteristics | |
Maternal age (yr) | 34 [31–37] |
Primiparous | 75 (46.9%) |
Multiple pregnancy | 5 (3.1%) |
Pregnancy characteristics at the time of urine sampling | |
Outpatient | 131 (81.9%) |
N samples collected before 1300 hours | 128 (80%) |
Gestational age when urine sample taken | 24 [20–32] |
On antihypertensive therapy | 31 (19.4%) |
Hypertensive disorder at sampling | 61 (38.1%) |
Pre-existing hypertension only | 25 (15.6%) |
Pre-existing hypertension with baseline proteinuria | 3 (1.9%) |
Gestational hypertension without dipstick proteinuria | 19 (11.9%) |
Pre-eclampsia (including HELLP syndrome) | 14 (8.8%) |
Medical co-morbidities other than hypertension | |
Women with one/more co-morbidity | 60 (37.5%) |
Women with two or more co-morbidities | 21 (13.1%) |
Specific co-morbidities (N women) | |
Diabetes (pre-gestational or gestational) | 16 (10%) |
Pre-existing kidney disease* | 8 (5%) |
Other co-morbidities† | 47 (29.4%) |
Pregnancy outcome after urine sampling (N = 112 women with known pregnancy outcome) | |
Delivery at BCWH or post-partum follow-up | 112 (70%) |
Not known or lost to follow-up | 48 (30%) |
Miscarriage or elective termination | 4 (3.6%) |
Stillbirth | 1 (0.9%) |
Placental abruption or other APH | 3 (2.8%) |
Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes | 4 (3.7%) |
Chorioamnionitis | 1 (0.9%) |
Gestational age at delivery (wk) | 38 [37–39] |
Delivery at <37 wk | 17 (15.7%) |
Caesarean section | 52 (48.1%) |
Small for gestational age infants | 19 (17.6%) |
Neonatal intensive care unit admission | 12 (11.1%) |