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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Risk of Stroke in U.S. Black Women.

ABSTRACT: Hypertensive Disorders and Stroke in Black WomenIn 42,924 U.S. Black women enrolled in 1995, there were 1555 incident strokes, including 310 among 4938 women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. This association may help explain the disproportionately higher stroke incidence in Black women given the higher prevalence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in this population.

SUBMITTER: Sheehy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10919377 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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BACKGROUND: Black women have a disproportionately higher burden of both preeclamptic pregnancy and stroke compared with White women, but virtually all existing evidence on this possible association has been generated from women of European ancestry. METHODS: In the Black Women’s Health Study, a prospective cohort of U.S. Black women who enrolled in 1995, 42,924 participants were parous and free of cardiovascular disease at baseline. Biennial questionnaires included questions on preeclampsia, ges  ...[more]

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