Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017
Maternal body mass index as a risk factor for preeclampsia
Dr Kazi Amir Irfan, Dr Syeda Maliha Fatima, Dr Yasmin Iqbal, Dr Mohammed Naseeruddin
Abstract :
Background:
Preeclampsia (PE) is a disease in pregnancy occurring after 20 weeks gestation with multiple genetic, immunologic and environmental causative factors. Obesity is a known risk factor for PE as well as cardiovascular disease
Objective:
To study the role of maternal BMI in first trimester as a marker of preeclampsia.
Methods:
A prospective study was carried out to evaluate the role of maternal BMI in preeclampsia. A total number of 200 women who met our selection criteria were included in the study.
Results:
Among the women in the study, PE was detected in 21 women with incidence of 10.5 %. PE was seen in 4 cases out of the 113 women with BMI of ≤25 with incidence of 4%. 11 cases were seen out of 72 women with BMI between 26 and 30 with incidence of 15%. 6 cases were seen out of 15 women with BMI above 30 with incidence of 40 %.
Conclusion:
Maternal obesity is an important risk factor for the development of PE and therefore pre–conceptional weight reduction and lifestyle modifications may help in decreasing the burden of the disease.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr Kazi Amir Irfan, Dr Syeda Maliha Fatima, Dr Yasmin Iqbal, Dr Mohammed Naseeruddin, Maternal body mass index as a risk factor for preeclampsia, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017
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Dr Kazi Amir Irfan, Dr Syeda Maliha Fatima, Dr Yasmin Iqbal, Dr Mohammed Naseeruddin, Maternal body mass index as a risk factor for preeclampsia, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017
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