Waist circumference,BMI,Lipid profile between 6–16 weeks  of pregnancy as predictors of Gestational hypertension &  Pre–eclampsia

Dr. Hina K; Dr. Suchita D; Dr. Savita M; Dr. Yashwant K

Volume : III, Issue : II, February - 2013

Waist circumference,BMI,Lipid profile between 6–16 weeks of pregnancy as predictors of Gestational hypertension & Pre–eclampsia

Dr. Hina K, Dr. Suchita D, Dr. Savita M, Dr. Yashwant K

Abstract :

Hypertensive disorders complicate almost 10% of pregnancies.We are still in search of ideal test for early detection and prevention of pre–eclampsia .This was an observational prospective study carried out in a tertiary care teaching institute during Aug 2010 to July 2012 to explore role of waist circumference,body mass index and serum levels of lipids in early pregnancy in prediction of gestational hypertension and pre–eclampsia.In this study, 150 women between 6–16 weeks with singleton pregnancy were recruited randomly and followed up in antenatal clinic till delivery 17 out of 150 developed Hypertensive disorder during pregnancy,Statistical analysis was done by applying unpaired ‘t’ test,Chi square test & Fischer exact test.We found a very encouraging role of anthropometric and lipid profile parametres in prediction of hypertension in pregnancy.