Excessive gestational weight gain in accordance with the IOM criteria and the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is a potential risk factor for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).

Methods

We systematically reviewed three electronic databases for relevant articles published in English: PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess study quality. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed to supply a pooled estimation of the OR comparing the risk of HDP among healthy pregnant women with and without excessive GWG.

Results

The pooled estimation for the association between excessive GWG and the risk of HDPs yielded an odds ratio (OR) of 1.79 (95% CI: 1.61-1.99). A subgroup analysis showed that women who had excessive GWG were more likely to have an HDP (OR 1.82; 95% CI 1.53-2.17), preeclamps

SUBMITTER: Ren M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6030787 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature