Improved prediction of gestational hypertension by inclusion of placental growth factor and pregnancy associated plasma protein-a in a sample of Ghanaian women

Table 4 Regression coefficients and AUC of prediction models for multiparous women (n = 302)

Variable	Model with only maternal characteristics	Model with addition of PlGF MoM	Model with addition of PAPP-A MoM	Model with addition of PlGF MoM and PAPP-A MoM
Intercept	9.68	10.0	10.46	12.18
History of hypertension in parents	−1.52	−1.50	− 1.60	−1.65
Previous history of hypertension in pregnancy	0.47	0.55	0.42	0.72
Weight	0.026	0.025	0.024	0.023
Height	−0.097	−0.099	−0.102	− 0.112
Parity	0.29	0.29	0.33	0.34
Diastolic BP	0.036	0.036	0.037	0.042
PlGF MoM	–	−0.15	–	−0.713
PAPP-A MoM	–		0.033	0.098
AUC	0.75 (0.64–0.86)	0.76 (0.64–0.87)	0.78 (0.70–0.87)	0.82 (0.74–0.89)

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