Pre-gestational obesity as a risk factor for preeclampsia

Authors

  • Zoila Moreno Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo
  • Sixto Sanchez Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo
  • Fernando Piña Universidad Particular Norbert Wiener
  • Antonia Reyes Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo
  • Michele Williams Universidad de Whashignton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v64i2.1438

Keywords:

Preeclampsia, factores de riesgo, obesidad, índice de masa corporal, complicaciones del embarazo.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate obesity as a risk factor for preeclampsia. DESIGN: Case-control study carried out at Dos de Mayo Hospital, Lima, Peru. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Excluding 35 women, 107 preeclamptic women were compared with 107 normotensive pregnant women (control group) and matched for gestational age (±1 week). Chi square test was used to correlate the presence of preeclampsia with pre gestational weight; T test was used to compare means, and logistic regression to adjust for confounders. RESULTS: Preeclampsia was significantly associated to women aged 35 or older (OR 3,0; CI 95 1,2 to 7,9), history of a previous pregnancy complicated with preeclampsia (OR 8,6; CI 95% 1,0 to 76,9), and obesity (OR 6,5; 6,2 to 2,8) considered as women in the highest tercil of the parameters body mass index (BMI), tricipital skin folding, and mid arm circunference. There was a significant linear trend (p< 0,001) in preeclampsia risk with these parameters. CONCLUSION: Women whose weight is in the upper third tercile of body mass index should be carefully controlled to reduce the incidence of preeclampsia and its complications.

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Published

2003-06-16

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 2 (2003)

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Copyright (c) 2003 Zoila Moreno, Sixto Sanchez, Fernando Piña, Antonia Reyes, Michele Williams

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Moreno Z, Sanchez S, Piña F, Reyes A, Williams M. Pre-gestational obesity as a risk factor for preeclampsia. An Fac med [Internet]. 2003 Jun. 16 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];64(2):101-6. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1438