Association between preterm delivery and subsequent maternal risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a UK population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Women with a history of preterm delivery (PTD) are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life. However, it is not well established whether PTD is associated with CVD risk factors, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Therefore, in this study, we examined the associations between PTD compared with term delivery and subsequent risk of hypertension and T2DM.

Design

Retrospective matched population-based open cohort study.

Setting

Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD data in the UK.

Participants

A total of 3335 18-49-year-old women with preterm delivery were matched by age and region to 12 634 without a record of preterm delivery.

Primary outcome measures

Outcomes of interest were newly diagnosed hype

SUBMITTER: Song A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10679993 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature