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Pregnancy complications linked to heart and blood vessel disease
Women with these complications had a higher relative rate of heart and blood vessel disease than women without them, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.70.Women with these complications had a higher relative rate of heart and blood vessel disease than women without them, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.70.
Cohort · 1,669,681 peoplePopulations
Who was studied1,669,681 nulliparous women with singleton pregnancies, median 11 years
What changedCardiovascular disease risk was higher after pregnancy complications than after uncomplicated pregnancies (adjusted hazard ratio 1.70)
The catchSmoking and body mass index were unavailable for adjustment, leaving potential confounding