Risk factors for pre-eclampsia in an Asian population

Objective: To identify the risk factors for pre-eclampsia in an Asian population. Method: We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 29 375 Taiwanese women who delivered between July 1990 and September 1998, excluding pregnancies complicated by chronic hypertension or fetal malformations. R...

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Published in:International journal of gynecology and obstetrics 2000-09, Vol.70 (3), p.327-333
Main Authors: Lee, C.-J., Hsieh, T.-T., Chiu, T.-H., Chen, K.-C., Lo, L.-M., Hung, T.-H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Logistic Models
Medical sciences
Pre-eclampsia
Pre-Eclampsia - ethnology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Retrospective Studies
Risk factor
Risk Factors
Taiwan - epidemiology
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Objective: To identify the risk factors for pre-eclampsia in an Asian population. Method: We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 29 375 Taiwanese women who delivered between July 1990 and September 1998, excluding pregnancies complicated by chronic hypertension or fetal malformations. Result: Four hundred and fifteen women had pre-eclampsia (1.4%). Women who had a history of pre-eclampsia (OR 6.3, 95% CI 4.4, 9.2), multiple gestation (OR 3.6, 95% CI 2.4, 5.5), a prepregnancy BMI>24.2 kg/m 2 (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.8, 3.1), were>34 years of age (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.4, 2.4), nulliparous (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.2, 1.5), had urinary tract infection (OR 4.8, 95% CI 1.5, 15.8), or worked during pregnancy (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.4, 2.4) were at increased risk of pre-eclampsia. Conclusion: Some of the risk factors for pre-eclampsia among Asian women are the same as those of other ethnic groups, whereas some of the risk factors are different.
ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1016/S0020-7292(00)00240-X