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Table 2 Association of knowledge of German Guidelines and counseling behavior, follow up care and knowledge of future health risks

From: Preeclampsia and long-term risk of cardiovascular disease: what do obstetrician-gynecologists know?

 

Knowledge of existing guidelines

Total

Fisher- t-test p-Value

  

No

Yes

  

Counseling on self-blood pressure-measurement

No

47 (41.6%)

20 (21.3%)

67 (32.4%)

0.003

 

Yes

66 (58.4%)

74 (78.7%)

140 (67.7%)

 
 

Total

113

94

207

 

Routine counseling for cardiovascular risk reduction on patients >50 years

No

40 (36.0%)

18 (19.8%)

58 (28.7%)

0.013

 

Yes

71 (64.0%)

73 (80.2%)

144 (71.3%)

 
 

Total

111

91

202

 

Evaluation of family history of preeclampsia

No

42 (37.2%)

15 (16.0%)

57 (27.5%)

0.001

 

Yes

71 (62.8%)

79 (84.0%)

150 (72.5%)

 
 

Total

113

94

207

 

Counseling about the meaning and importance of preeclampsia and long term effects

No

27 (23.9%)

8 (8.5%)

35 (16.9%)

0.005

 

Yes

86 (76.1%)

86 (91.5%)

172 (83.1%)

 
 

Total

113

94

207

 

Regularly blood pressure-measurement 3 month after delivery

No

40 (35.1%)

10 (10.8%)

50 (24.2%)

<0.01

 

Yes

74 (64.9%)

83 (89.2%)

157 (75.8%)

 
 

Total

114

93

207

 

Evaluation of kidney function 3 month after delivery

No

74 (64.9%)

38 (40.9%)

112 (54.1%)

0.001

 

Yes

40 (35.1%)

55 (59.1%)

95 (45.9%)

 
 

Total

114

93

207

 

Counseling on the elevated risk of future cardiovascular disease

No

54 (47.8%)

18 (19.1%)

72 (34.8%)

<0.01

 

Yes

59 (52.2%)

76 (80.9%)

135 (65.2%)

 
 

Total

113

94

207

 

Knowledge of the elevated risk of hypertension after preeclampsia

No

23 (20.2%)

5 (5.3%)

28 (13.5%)

0.002

 

Yes

91 (79.8%)

89 (94.7%)

180 (86.5%)

 
 

Total

114

94

208

 

Knowledge of the elevated risk of stroke after preeclampsia

No

35 (30.7%)

10 (10.6%)

45 (21.6%)

0.001

 

Yes

79 (69.3%)

84 (89.4%)

163 (78.4%)

 
 

Total

114

94

208

 

Knowledge of shorter life expectancy

No

32 (28.8%)

17 (18.9%)

49 (24.4%)

0.14

 

Yes

79 (71.2%)

73 (81.1%)

152 (75.6%)

 
 

Total

111

90

201