Table 2 Maternal characteristics of those with pre-pregnancy charts, according to presence of malperfusion lesions
From: Pre-conception blood pressure and evidence of placental malperfusion
No Malperfusion | Malperfusion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 47 | n = 49 | p | |
Reason for pre-pregnancy visit | 0.23 | ||
Office/annual | 32 (68) | 29 (59) | |
Problem, office visit | 10 (21) | 17 (35) | |
Emergency room | 5 (11) | 3 (6) | |
Age | 0.30 | ||
< 20 | 3 (6) | 3 (6) | |
20–29 | 24 (51) | 24 (49) | |
30 + | 20 (43) | 22 (45) | |
Smoking | 8 (17) | 6 (12) | 0.67 |
Race | |||
White | 31 (67) | 40 (82) | 0.19 |
Black | 15 (31) | 9 (18) | |
Other | 1 (2) | 0 | |
Pre-pregnancy BMI, k/m2 | 30.9 (11) | 27.2 (6) | 0.06 |
Hypertension | 0.27 | ||
Gestational | 8 (17) | 3 (6) | |
Preeclampsia | 3 (6) | 7 (14) | |
Preterm birth | 4 (8) | 8 (16) | 0.13 |
Gestational diabetes | 3 (6) | 6 (12) | 0.32 |
Small for gestational age | 7 (15) | 8 (16) | 0.92 |
Malperfusion lesions, n (%)a | |||
Vasculopathy | 8 (16) | ||
Syncytial knots | 8 (16) | ||
Infarct | 24 (49) | ||
Fibrin deposition | 14 (29) | ||
Pre-pregnancy Medication use | |||
Antibiotics | 3 (6) | 6 (12) | 0.32 |
Asthma | 5 (11) | 4 (8) | 0.68 |
Antihypertensive | 3 (6) | 0 | 0.07 |
Antidiabetic | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.98 |
Anxiety | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 0.53 |
Antidepression | 6 (13) | 4 (8) | 0.46 |
Lipid lowering | 2 (4) | 3 (6) | 0.68 |