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Table 3 Cardiovascular biomarkers in HTP women and NTP women 2.5 years postpartum *

From: Cardiovascular risk estimation in women with a history of hypertensive pregnancy disorders at term: a longitudinal follow-up study

Cardiovascular biomarker

HTP cohort

NTP cohort

pvalue

(n=300)

(n=94)

Glucose, mg/dl

84.7 (81.1-91.9)

84.7 (79.3-88.3)

.01

HsCRP, mg/l

2.2 (1.0-5.0)

0.9 (0.4-2.2)

<.001

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

181.8 (162.4-206.9)

177.9 (150.8-197.2)

.02

HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl

54.1 (46.4-61.9)

58.0 (50.3-65.8)

.03

Triglycerides, mg/dl

80.6 (58.5-110.1)

62.9 (47.6-91.2)

<.001

  1. *Data are expressed as median (IQR).
  2. HTP women with a history of term gestational hypertension or term preeclampsia.
  3. NTP women with a history of normotensive term pregnancies.