Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease in Women with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) have been linked to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, most studies have focused on homogenous populations. We tested the hypothesis that APOs and race and ethnicity synergistically increase the risk of CVD.

Methods

We conducted retrospective analyses of data collected by All of Us, a large and diverse population study in the United States. We included women with a single lifetime delivery and no history of CVD before that delivery. Our exposures of interest were APOs (defined as any preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational hypertension and diabetes, preterm delivery, fetal growth restriction, or placental abruption) and self-reported race and ethnicity. Our primary outcome was incident CVD ≥1 year postpartum

SUBMITTER: Chaves Rivera MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12424910 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature