Association of Preeclampsia with Obesity
Journal Title: The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association of obesity with preeclampsia in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province of Pakistan. Methodology: This is a case-control study conducted in Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) and Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) Peshawar. Forty pregnant females (aged 15-35 years), with a diagnosis of preeclampsia during their third trimester of pregnancy were taken as cases. The basic diagnosis was made on the basis of pregnancy-induced hypertension (systolic 140 mmHg and above, diastolic 90 mmHg and above). For controls, forty pregnant females (aged 15-35 years) who remained normotensive throughout pregnancy and were in their third trimester were taken. BMI was determined using Asian BMI criteria. Tests of normality were performed and the association between obesity and preeclampsia was determined using the Mann Whitney-U test. Results: The results showed that the distribution of BMI varied among cases and controls, p<0.001. Moreover, stats showed, 33 obese among the 40 cases (preeclamptic), that is about 82.5%. And among the 40 controls (normotensives) there were 25 obese, that is, 62.5%. Conclusions: Hence, it is concluded that preeclampsia is more common among obese women.
Authors and Affiliations
Henna Salman, Naila Hamid, Umema Zafar, Sajjad Marwat, Mamoon Khan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP550389
- DOI -
- Views 97
- Downloads 0
Colorectal Cancer: Exploring Awareness in Lebanon
Background: In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified Colorectal Cancer (CRC) as the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths (694,000 deaths) after lung (1.59 million deaths), liver (745,000 death...
How to Properly Understand Enhanced Recovery After Surgery?
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has become a hot issue around the world (Lau, & Chamberlain, 2016). It aims to accelerate patients' recovery after surgery and prioritize the cost-effectiveness of health care. Gene...
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs toward Contraceptive Use among Women and Men in the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region, Ghana
Background: Acceptance of contraceptive use by men and women in developing countries is believed to be influenced by people’s awareness, attitudes, and beliefs about contraceptive. Objective: The study investigated the...
Diagnosis for Occupational Health and Safety in One Construction Company Dedicated to The Assembly of Structure and Laying of Steel Sheet of the State of Tlaxcala
The objective of this research is to obtain a diagnosis with the application of tools to help determine how the application of safety standards is currently and occupational health, as well as its relationship with the s...
Fostering Academic Relations between Lebanon and the Islamic Republic of Iran
Background: The interest in the topic of academic research has drawn much attention in the last two decades especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region; though this region has undergone violence, and man...