Subtypes of hypertension and their association to comorbidities and ethnicity in pregnant women.
<h4>Objectives</h4>We analyzed the subtypes of arterial hypertension and their relationship with different comorbidities and ethnicity during pregnancy.<h4>Study design</h4>This is a retrospective observational cohort study in 17,177 pregnant women during the years 2012-2018...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326649 |
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| Summary: | <h4>Objectives</h4>We analyzed the subtypes of arterial hypertension and their relationship with different comorbidities and ethnicity during pregnancy.<h4>Study design</h4>This is a retrospective observational cohort study in 17,177 pregnant women during the years 2012-2018 in the health region of Lleida.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>We analyzed the relationship of chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, and pre-eclampsia with different variables, including comorbidities, vascular risk factors, and ethnicity. We calculated the adjusted odds ratio (OR) and the 95% confidence interval (CI) with multivariate logistic regression models.<h4>Results</h4>The total prevalence of arterial hypertension among pregnant women was 3.10%; of these, 1.53% had chronic hypertension, 0.65% had gestational hypertension, and 0.78% had pre-eclampsia. Superimposed pre-eclampsia on chronic hypertension occurred in 25 cases (0.14%). Chronic hypertension was associated with age (OR = 1.07), overweight (OR = 4.32), obesity (OR = 2.11), diabetes mellitus (OR = 2.38), hypothyroidism (OR = 2.23), and sub-Saharan origin (OR = 3.36). Gestational hypertension was correlated with age (OR = 1.06), overweight (OR = 5.84), obesity (OR = 1.89), and Asian/Middle Eastern origin (OR = 3.71). Finally, pre-eclampsia was associated with overweight (OR = 2.37) and Sub-Saharan Africa origin (OR = 2.45).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Pregnant women with hypertension may benefit from the knowledge of the subtype and a consequent coordinated prenatal and pregnancy approach. |
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| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |