Characteristic | Aware of increased cardiovascular risk (n=163) | Unaware of increased cardiovascular risk (n=273) | P value |
Family medical history, n (%) | |||
Any family medical history of cardiovascular disease | 132 (81.0) | 192 (70.3) | 0.02 |
Stroke | 28 (17.2) | 43 (15.8) | 0.69 |
Heart disease | 35 (21.5) | 50 (18.3) | 0.45 |
‘Heart attack’ | 32 (19.6) | 56 (20.5) | 0.90 |
High blood pressure | 114 (69.9) | 147 (53.9) | <0.01 |
Postpartum diagnoses, n (%) | |||
Any postpartum medical condition | 71 (43.6) | 61 (22.3) | <0.01 |
Heart failure | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1.00 |
High blood pressure (‘Hypertension’) | 59 (36.2) | 44 (16.1) | <0.01 |
Heart disease | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1.00 |
Stroke | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 1.00 |
High cholesterol | 17 (10.4) | 15 (5.5) | 0.06 |
Type 2 diabetes | 5 (3.1) | 5 (1.8) | 0.51 |
Chronic kidney disease | 1 (0.6) | 4 (1.4) | 0.66 |
Blood clot in the leg (deep vein thrombosis) | 3 (1.8) | 3 (1.1) | 0.68 |
Unsure | 3 (4.8) | 13 (1.8) | 0.19 |
Hypertensive condition in pregnancy, n (%) | |||
Pre-eclampsia | 116 (71.2) | 185 (67.8) | 0.52 |
Gestational hypertension | 47 (28.8) | 88 (32.2) | |
Special care nursery/neonatal intensive care unit admission | |||
Singletons | <0.01 | ||
Yes | 87 (54.7) | 98 (38.1) | |
No | 72 (45.3) | 159 (61.8) | |
Twins and singletons | <0.01 | ||
Yes | 91 (55.8) | 114 (41.8) | |
No | 72 (44.2) | 159 (58.2) | |
Preterm birth | 0.172 | ||
Preterm (<37 weeks) | 61 (37.4) | 84 (30.8) | |
Term (≥37 weeks) | 102 (62.6) | 189 (69.2) |
Characteristics as stated in participant survey.