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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: The association between 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline for hypertension and neonatal outcomes in Kenya: a retrospective study

Variables

Participants (N = 825)

Normal BP

(%)

Elevated BP

(%)

Stage1 HT

(%)

Non-severe stage 2 HT

(%)

Severe stage 2 HT

(%)

Maternal age (years)

          

≤ 19

57

(10.6)

21

(18.6)

10

(8.0)

2

(5.4)

1

(10.0)

 20–34

410

(75.9)

73

(64.6)

99

(79.2)

26

(70.3)

7

(70.0)

≥ 35

73

(13.5)

19

(16.8)

16

(12.8)

9

(24.3)

2

(20.0)

Obesity

          

 No

526

(97.4)

105

(92.9)

116

(92.8)

33

(89.2)

10

(100.0)

 Yes

14

(2.6)

8

(7.1)

9

(7.2)

4

(10.8)

0

(0.0)

Anemia

          

 No

201

(37.2)

47

(41.6)

50

(40.0)

18

(48.7)

3

(30.0)

 Yes

339

(62.8)

66

(58.4)

75

(60.0)

19

(51.3)

7

(70.0)

Number of ANC visit

          

< 4

433

(80.2)

82

(72.6)

94

(75.2)

29

(78.4)

9

(90.0)

≥ 4

107

(19.8)

31

(27.4)

31

(24.8)

8

(21.6)

1

(10.0)

Preventive service

          

 Iron and folic acid supplementation

          

No

27

(5.0)

2

(1.7)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

1

(10.0)

Yes

513

(95.0)

111

(98.3)

125

(100.0)

37

(100.0)

9

(90.0)

 Malaria prophylaxis

          

No

86

(15.9)

13

(11.5)

24

(19.2)

6

(16.2)

1

(10.0)

Yes

454

(84.1)

100

(88.5)

101

(80.8)

31

(83.8)

9

(90.0)

 Insecticide treated net

          

No

464

(85.9)

104

(92.0)

104

(83.2)

33

(89.2)

7

(70.0)

Yes

76

(14.1)

9

(8.0)

21

(16.8)

4

(10.8)

3

(30.0)

 Deworming

          

No

406

(75.2)

85

(75.2)

92

(73.6)

28

(75.7)

6

(60.0)

Yes

134

(24.8)

28

(24.8)

33

(26.4)

9

(24.3)

4

(40.0)

 Tetanus Diphtheria injection

          

No

365

(67.6)

77

(68.1)

84

(67.2)

26

(70.3)

6

(60.0)

Yes

175

(32.4)

36

(31.9)

41

(32.8)

11

(29.7)

4

(40.0)

Sex of newborn

          

 Female

257

(47.6)

57

(50.4)

53

(42.4)

18

(48.7)

5

(50.0)

 Male

283

(52.4)

56

(49.6)

72

(57.6)

19

(51.3)

5

(50.0)

Facility level

          

 Lower

294

(54.4)

48

(42.5)

56

(44.8)

17

(45.9)

5

(50.0)

 Higher

246

(45.6)

65

(57.5)

69

(55.2)

20

(54.1)

5

(50.0)

 Total

540

(65.5)

113

(13.7)

125

(15.2)

37

(4.5)

10

(1.2)

  1. BP blood pressure, HT hypertension