Fetal sex and risk of preeclampsia: Dose maternal race matter?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether maternal race could affect the relationship between fetal sex and preeclampsia.

Material and methods

This study was a cohort analysis using prospectively collected data from pregnant women who participated in the Vitamin Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART). Preeclampsia was the secondary outcome of VDAART. We examined the association of fetal sex with preeclampsia and its potential interaction with maternal race in 813 pregnant women (8% with preeclampsia) in logistic regression models with adjustment for preterm birth (<37 weeks of gestation), maternal age, education, and body mass index at enrollment and clinical center. We further conducted a race stratified analysis and also examined whether any observed association was dependent on the

SUBMITTER: Mirzakhani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7954987 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature