Research Article

Preeclampsia and Future Cardiovascular Risk: Are Women and General Practitioners Aware of This Relationship? The Experience from a Portuguese Centre

Table 1

Participant baseline characteristics during pregnancy.

Participant baseline characteristics during pregnancy

Age (mean) 30.82
Body mass index before pregnancy (mean)27.73
Education (%)
 Primary school16 (11.3)
 Secondary school63 (44.6)
 University 61 (43.6)
Conception (%)
 Spontaneous135 (95.7)
 Medically assisted6 (4.3)
Parity (%)
 Primiparous75 (53.2)
 Multiparous66 (46.8)
Past obstetric history
 Previous preeclampsia23
 Gestational diabetes3
 Fetal death4
 Preterm birth12
Pregnancy adverse outcomes
 Fetal growth restriction37
 Severe preeclampsia47
 Gestational diabetes16
 HELLP syndrome16
 Placenta abruption3
 Preterm birth64
Gestational age at birth (mean)35.82
Type of labor
 Induced93
  Obstetric cholestasis1
  Fetal death4
  Preeclampsia72
  Severe preeclampsia15
  HELLP syndrome1
 Spontaneous48
Mode of delivery
 Vaginal birth68
 Caesarean section73
  Severe preeclampsia/HELLP syndrome20
  Nonreassuring fetal tracing18
  Failed induction of labor8
  Arrested labor12
  Fetal malpresentation7
  Previous caesarean section6
  Fetal anomaly2