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Table 1 Participant demographics by first pregnancy complicated by hypertensive disorder of pregnancy

From: Information needs and experiences from pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders: a qualitative analysis of narrative responses

Maternal Characteristic

Responders

(n = 895)

Non-Responders

(n = 955)

p-value

Hispanic

5 (0.6)

10 (1.1)

0.24

Race

 White

768 (85.8)

829 (86.8)

0.53

 Black

9 (1.0)

16 (1.7)

0.21

 Othera

113 (12.6)

100 (10.5)

0.15

More than one pregnancy affected by HDP

221 (23.2)

235 (26.3)

0.12

Pregnancy Characteristic

Responders

(n = 895)

Non-Responders

(n = 955)

p-value

Years between pregnancy and completion of survey (or added pregnancy), years (mean ± SD)

5.5 (± 7.1)

4.2 (± 5.8)

< 0.001

Maternal age at delivery, years (mean ± SD)

29.5 (± 5.2)

29.0 (± 5.0)

0.07

Delivery occurred in the US

763 (85.6)

777 (83.3)

0.17

Type of prenatal provider

 Obstetrician

661 (73.9)

684 (71.2)

0.75

 Midwife

115 (12.8)

132 (13.8)

 Family practice

53 (5.9)

68 (7.1)

 Other

66 (7.4)

71 (7.4)

Parity

 0

824 (92.1)

860 (90.0)

0.43

 1

52 (5.8)

69 (7.2)

 2

11 (1.2)

20 (2.1)

 ≥ 3

8 (0.9)

6 (0.6)

Multiple gestation

30 (3.3)

39 (4.1)

0.40

Smoking

62 (6.9)

69 (7.3)

0.80

Type of HDP

 Preeclampsia

646 (72.2)

732 (76.7)

0.03

 Eclampsia

66 (7.4)

47 (4.9)

0.03

 HELLP syndrome

381 (42.6)

372 (38.9)

0.11

 Exacerbation of CHTN

59 (6.6)

65 (6.8)

0.85

 Unsure of or did not receive a diagnosis

66 (7.4)

68 (7.1)

0.83

Clinical Abnormalities

 Elevated liver function tests

513 (60.1)

508 (55.9)

0.02

 Kidney problems

206 (24.2)

159 (17.5)

< 0.001

 Low platelets

415 (48.7)

409 (45.1)

0.03

 Fluid in the lungs

94 (11.0)

74 (8.2)

0.02

 Seizure

57 (6.7)

29 (3.2)

0.003

 Increased protein

662 (77.6)

726 (80.1)

0.23

Maximum SBP, mmHg (mean ± SD)b

184 (± 26.7)

185 (± 26.9)

0.51

Maximum DBP, mmHg (mean ± SD)c

112 (± 18.1)

113 (± 18.8)

0.32

Offspring Characteristicsd

Responder

(n = 929)

Non-Responder

(n = 1009)

p-value

Gestational age at delivery, weeks (median, range)

34 (20–44)

34 (20–44)

0.83

Cesarean delivery

629 (68.7)

676 (68.2)

0.80

Birth weight, grams (mean ± SD)e

2051 (± 987)

2065 (± 975)

0.75

Female sex

472 (51.2)

469 (47.3)

0.23

Offspring outcome

 Live birth with living child

817 (88.2)

909 (91.2)

0.02

 Live birth with subsequent infant death

59 (6.4)

59 (5.9)

 Stillbirth

50 (5.4)

29 (2.9)

  1. HDP, hypertensive disorder of pregnancy; US, United States; HELLP, hemolysis elevated liver enzymes low platelets; CHTN, chronic hypertension
  2. a Includes the following possible responses: Asian, Asian Indian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Other, I don’t know, I’d rather not say
  3. b SBP, systolic blood pressure (included if SBP 60–270 mmHg)
  4. c DBP, diastolic blood pressure (included if DBP 40–180 mmHg)
  5. d Includes data for more than one offspring in multiple gestation pregnancies
  6. e Included if reported birth weight 150–8165 g