The Association of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Gestational Hypertensive Disorders in a Diverse Community-Based Cohort
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of women without preexisting hypertension by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) status.
No PCOS
PCOS
No PIH
PIH
No PIH
PIH
(n=893)
(n =63)
(n=722)
(n= 87)
Maternal age (mean ± SD)
30.8 ± 6.0
29.7 ± 6.2
31.2 ± 4.4
31.5 ± 4.8
Maternal age ≥ 35 years, n (%)
230 (25.8%)
16 (25.4%)
144 (19.9%)
20 (23.0%)
Race/Ethnicity, n (%)
White
355 (39.8%)
30 (47.6%)
285 (39.5%)
41 (47.1%)
Black
58 (6.5%)
7 (11.1%)
26 (3.6%)
3 (3.5%)
Hispanic
220 (24.6%)
13 (20.6%)
197 (27.3%)
21 (24.1%)
Asian
227 (25.4%)
11 (17.5%)
192 (26.6%)
18 (20.7%)
Other
33 (3.7%)
2 (3.2%)
22 (3.1%)
4 (4.6%)
Gravidity (median, IQR)
2 (1-3)
2 (1-3)
2 (1-3)
2 (1-2)
Nulliparity, n (%)
377 (42.2%)
38
451 (62.5%)
65
Pre-pregnancy BMI, n (%)
<25 kg/m2
538 (60.3%)
30 (47.6%)
228 (31.6%)
9 (10.3%)
25-29 kg/m2
225 (25.2%)
18 (28.6%)
225 (31.2%)
27 (31.0%)
30-39 kg/m2
121 (13.6%)
9 (14.3%)
204 (28.3%)
40 (46.0%)
≥40 kg/m2
8 (0.9%)
6 (9.5%)
65 (9.0%)
11 (12.6%)
Column percentages are represented. < 0.05 comparing no PIH and PIH using the t-test for continuous variables and the chi-squared test for categorical variables.
