Pregnancy blood pressure disorders linked to multiple illnesses
Women with these disorders had higher odds of two or more chronic conditions 27 years later than women with normal pregnancy blood pressure (odds ratio 1.93).
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Populations- Studied:
- Cohort study of 2,954 women with a previous pregnancy, 27y
- What changed:
- Women with pregnancy blood pressure disorders had higher odds of multiple illnesses than women with normal blood pressure (odds ratio 1.93)
- The catch:
- Self-reported conditions could miss undiagnosed illnesses
- In the record:
- The 65th paper on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with results in people; 154 on record in all.
Editor of record: Boris Djordjevic · AgingResearch.News
The 2,954 women in this prospective cohort study averaged 26 years old during pregnancy and were followed for 27 years. They came from an original cohort of 6,753 pregnant women. During pregnancy, 9.6% had pregnancy blood pressure disorders.
At follow-up, women reported which of 18 chronic conditions they had. The researchers assessed having two or more conditions and having four or more. Pregnancy blood pressure disorders were associated with higher odds of both outcomes compared with normal pregnancy blood pressure. After accounting for several other factors, the odds ratios were 1.93 for two or more conditions and 2.76 for four or more.
Why it matters
Chronic illnesses can accumulate beyond the reproductive years. The authors said the findings support early screening and management of pregnancy blood pressure disorders to prevent long-term harm.
Caveats
The outcomes relied on women's reports of their conditions, which could miss undiagnosed illnesses. The findings do not address men or women who had never been pregnant.
The paper
The University of Queensland
Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, Nov 10, 2026, CC BY
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