Mean gestational age and birth weight Z scores by preconceptional CV health*, with ANOVA tests for differences in means in the Hopkins Lupus Pregnancy Cohort (n = 309 pregnancies). Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise specified.
| CV Health | Gestational Age | Birth Weight Z Score |
|---|---|---|
| BMI | ||
| Ideal health (low/normal BMI) | 36.7 (3.9) | −0.58 (0.92) |
| Intermediate health (overweight) | 36.8 (2.6) | −0.28 (0.82) |
| Poor health (obese) | 37.4 (3.1) | −0.51 (1.06) |
| ANOVA p value | 0.3 | 0.09 |
| Total cholesterol | ||
| Ideal health | 37.0 (3.2) | −0.48 (0.94) |
| Intermediate health | 36.8 (2.3) | −0.48 (0.95) |
| Poor health | 34.9 (3.9) | −0.53 (0.60) |
| ANOVA p value | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| BP | ||
| Ideal health | 37.4 (2.6) | −0.48 (0.98) |
| Intermediate health | 36.4 (3.3) | −0.50 (0.91) |
| Poor health | 35.8 (4.1) | −0.55 (0.72) |
| ANOVA p value | 0.003 | 0.9 |
↵* BMI: poor health (obese): ≥ 30 kg/m2, intermediate health (overweight): 25–29.9 kg/m2, ideal health (low/normal BMI): < 25 kg/m2; total cholesterol: poor health: ≥ 240 mg/dl, intermediate health: 200–239 mg/dl or treated to goal, ideal health: < 200 mg/dl; BP: poor health (systolic ≥ 140 or diastolic ≥ 90 mmHg), intermediate health (systolic 120–139 or diastolic 80–89 mmHg or treated to goal), ideal health < 120/< 80 mmHg. BMI: body mass index; CV: cardiovascular; BP: blood pressure.