Table 1 Definitions of individual maternal cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics
CVH metric | Ideal | Intermediate | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical activity (PA) | Moderate or vigorous PA per week | Low-intensity PA per week | Without any PA |
Smoke | Never or quit > 12 months | Quit ≤ 12 months | Current smoker |
Sleep health | Sleep duration ≥ 7 h and < 9 h | Sleep duration ≥ 5 h and < 7 h, or ≥ 9 h | Sleep duration < 5 h |
Body mass index (BMI)a | BMI ≥ 18.5 and < 25 before pregnancy, and a maximal gestational weight gain of 2 kg in early pregnancy | All others “nonideal” | |
Blood pressure (BP)b | No history of hypertension, and the systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 120 mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure (DBP) < 80 mmHg | SBP ≥ 120 and < 140 mmHg, or DBP ≥ 80 and < 90 mmHg | A history of hypertension, or SBP ≥ 140 mmHg or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg |
Blood lipid | Total cholesterol of (TC) < 200 mg/dL | TC ≥ 200 and < 240 mg/dL | TC ≥ 240 mg/dL |
Blood glucose | No history of diabetes, and the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) < 100 mg/dL | FPG ≥ 100 and < 126 mg/dL | A history of diabetes, or FPG ≥ 126 mg/d |