%0 Journal Article
%T Elevated Blood Pressure in Pregnancy and Long-Term Cardiometabolic Health Outcomes.
%A Field C
%A Grobman WA
%A Wu J
%A Kuang A
%A Scholtens DM
%A Lowe WL
%A Shah NS
%A Khan SS
%A Venkatesh KK
%J Obstet Gynecol
%V 144
%N 3
%D 2024 Sep 1
%M 39147366
%F 7.623
%R 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005674
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To examine the association between elevated blood pressure (BP) in the early third trimester and cardiometabolic health 10-14 years after delivery.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>This is a secondary analysis from the prospective HAPO FUS (Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Follow-Up Study). Blood pressure in the early third trimester was categorized per American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association thresholds for: normal BP below 120/80 mm Hg (reference), elevated BP 120-129/below 80 mm Hg, stage 1 hypertension 130-139/80-89 mm Hg, and stage 2 hypertension 140/90 mm Hg or higher. Cardiometabolic outcomes assessed 10-14 years after the index pregnancy were type 2 diabetes mellitus and measures of dyslipidemia, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol 130 mg/dL or higher, total cholesterol 200 mg/dL or higher, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol 40 mg/dL or lower, and triglycerides 200 mg/dL or higher. Adjusted analysis was performed with the following covariates: study field center, follow-up duration, age, body mass index (BMI), height, family history of hypertension and diabetes, smoking and alcohol use, parity, and oral glucose tolerance test glucose z score.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Among 4,692 pregnant individuals at a median gestational age of 27.9 weeks (interquartile range 26.6-28.9 weeks), 8.5% (n=399) had elevated BP, 14.9% (n=701) had stage 1 hypertension, and 6.4% (n=302) had stage 2 hypertension. At a median follow-up of 11.6 years, among individuals with elevated BP, there was a higher frequency of diabetes (elevated BP: adjusted relative risk [aRR] 1.88, 95% CI, 1.06-3.35; stage 1 hypertension: aRR 2.58, 95% CI, 1.62-4.10; stage 2 hypertension: aRR 2.83, 95% CI, 1.65-4.95) compared with those with normal BP. Among individuals with elevated BP, there was a higher frequency of elevated LDL cholesterol (elevated BP: aRR 1.27, 95% CI, 1.03-1.57; stage 1 hypertension: aRR 1.22, 95% CI, 1.02-1.45, and stage 2 hypertension: aRR 1.38, 95% CI, 1.10-1.74), elevated total cholesterol (elevated BP: aRR 1.27, 95% CI, 1.07-1.52; stage 1 hypertension: aRR 1.16, 95% CI, 1.00-1.35; stage 2 hypertension: aRR 1.41 95% CI, 1.16-1.71), and elevated triglycerides (elevated BP: aRR 2.24, 95% CI, 1.42-3.53; stage 1 hypertension: aRR 2.15, 95% CI, 1.46-3.17; stage 2 hypertension: aRR 3.24, 95% CI, 2.05-5.11) but not of low HDL cholesterol.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>The frequency of adverse cardiometabolic outcomes at 10-14 years after delivery was progressively higher among pregnant individuals with BP greater than 120/80 in the early third trimester.