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Table 1 Demographics of focus group participants (N = 20)

From: Risk of future cardiovascular disease in women with prior preeclampsia: a focus group study

Characteristic

 

Age in years, mean (SD)

31.9 (5.6)

Geographic distribution:

 

Northeast, N (%)

8 (40%)

Midwest, N (%)

4 (20%)

South, N (%)

4 (20%)

West, N (%)

4 (20%)

Ethnicity:

 

Hispanic, N (%)

0 (0%)

Not hispanic, N (%)

19 (95%)

Declined to answer, N (%)

1 (5%)

Race:

 

White, N (%)

16 (80%)

Black, N (%)

2 (10%)

Asian, N (%)

1 (5%)

Declined to answer, N (%)

1 (5%)

Smoking status:

 

Never, N (%)

15 (75%)

Past, N (%)

4 (20%)

Declined to answer, N (%)

1 (5%)

Years since last preeclamptic pregnancy, median (range)

1.5 (.5-5 yrs)

Women with preterm (<34 wks) preeclampsia, N (%)

14 (70%)

Women with >1 preeclamptic pregnancies, N (%)

4 (20%)

Women with twin pregnancies, N (%)

2 (10%)

Women currently pregnant, N (%)

1 (5%)

Number of children, median (range)

1 (0–4)

Age of children, median (range)

2.5 yrs (5 mo.- 20 yrs)