Prevalence of pregnancy hypertensive disorders in Mongolia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of preeclampsia in a contemporary population of Mongolian women living in urban and rural areas. We determined the sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis based on established diagnostic criteria and assessed whether local diagnostic criteria were similar to those used in the US.

Study design

Cross-sectional study of urban and nomadic pregnant women recruited in Ulaanbaatar (n=136) and rural provinces (n=85).

Main outcome measures

Preeclampsia defined as hypertension new to pregnancy after 20weeks and proteinuria (or protein creatinine ratio ⩾0.3 and dipstick reading>+1) or in the absence of proteinuria, hypertension and onset of: renal insufficiency, impaired liver function, thrombocytopenia, pulmonary edema, cerebral/visual symp

SUBMITTER: Marchand NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5161111 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature