Risk of Adult Hypertension in Offspring From Pregnancies Complicated by Hypertension: Population-Based Estimates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have been associated with an increased risk of chronic hypertension for both mothers and offspring. We sought to quantify the incidence of chronic hypertension in offspring from HDP-affected pregnancies in a large, population-based cohort study. Furthermore, we evaluate the association of HDP exposure in utero and maternal chronic hypertension in offspring.

Methods

We performed a population-based cohort study of 8755 individuals born during 1976 to 1982 to 7544 women who all resided in the same community at the time of delivery. HDP were identified using a previously validated algorithm. Diagnosis of chronic hypertension in mothers and their offspring was determined using diagnostic codes. Cox proportional hazards regressi

SUBMITTER: Dines VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529480 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature