Elevated Blood Pressure in Pregnancy and Long-Term Cardiometabolic Health Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between elevated blood pressure (BP) in the early third trimester and cardiometabolic health 10-14 years after delivery.

Methods

This is a secondary analysis from the prospective HAPO FUS (Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Follow-Up Study). Blood pressure in the early third trimester was categorized per American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association thresholds for: normal BP below 120/80 mm Hg (reference), elevated BP 120-129/below 80 mm Hg, stage 1 hypertension 130-139/80-89 mm Hg, and stage 2 hypertension 140/90 mm Hg or higher. Cardiometabolic outcomes assessed 10-14 years after the index pregnancy were type 2 diabetes mellitus and measures of dyslipidemia, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol 130 mg

SUBMITTER: Field C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11441416 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature