The association between daily 500 mg calcium supplementation and lower pregnancy-induced hypertension risk in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that daily supplementation of 1500 to 2000 mg of calcium during pregnancy reduces pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). However, the evidence on the efficacy of low-dose calcium supplementation on PIH is limited. This paper assesses the longitudinal correlation between low-dose calcium intake (500 mg daily) and change in blood pressure during pregnancy among a homogeneous population in terms of hypertension and pre-eclampsia.

Methods

The study followed a retrospective cohort study design, and was carried out among 11,387 pregnant women from 10 rural upazilas (sub-districts) of Bangladesh where maternal nutrition initiative (MNI), implemented by Building Resources Across Communities (BRAC), was ongoing. The modified Poisson regression model was us

SUBMITTER: Khanam F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192122 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature