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Table 3 Description of maternal anthropometrics and blood pressure at each study period

From: Relationship between body mass index and mean arterial pressure in normotensive and chronic hypertensive pregnant women: a prospective, longitudinal study

 

Period

Normotensive

Hypertensive

Weight kg, mean (SD)

Pre-pregnancy

64.09 (12.65)

75.17 (17.06)

12–14 weeks

65.94 (13.03)

76.83 (17.67)

18–22 weeks

69.82 (13.69)

78.69 (16.96)

29–33weeks

75.92 (13.99)

85.03 (16.34)

At delivery

80.96 (14.12)

92.95 (16.93)

BMI kg/m2, mean (SD)

Pre-pregnancy

25.10 (5.18)

28.76 (6.54)

12–14 weeks

25.83 (5.38)

29.40 (6.79)

18–22 weeks

27.35 (5.66)

30.12 (6.52)

29–33weeks

29.75 (5.86)

32.56 (6.39)

At delivery

31.73 (5.98)

35.59 (6.59)

SBP mmHg, mean (SD)

Pre-pregnancy

-

-

12–14 weeks

119.79 (10.62)

136.22 (9.36)

18–22 weeks

114.37 (10.28)

123.65 (9.29)

29–33weeks

119.91 (11.03)

140.81 (8.52)

At delivery

121.50 (11.66)

143.75 (8.84)

DBP mmHg, mean (SD)

Pre-pregnancy

-

-

12–14 weeks

63.05 (8.15)

76.09 (6.89)

18–22 weeks

64.09 (11.44)

72.62 (6.84)

29–33weeks

62.93 (10.85)

78.94 (8.05)

At delivery

66.13 (11.54)

76.88 (9.21)

MAP mmHg, mean (SD)

Pre-pregnancy

-

-

12–14 weeks

81.96 (6.75)

96.14 (6.01)

18–22 weeks

80.85 (8.52)

86.64 (4.45)

29–33weeks

81.93 (8.28)

99.56 (6.45)

At delivery

84.59 (8.82)

99.16 (6.91)

  1. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MAP mean arterial pressure, SD standard deviation