Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and risk of allergic conditions in children: Findings from the Japan Environment and Children's study (JECS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are one of the most common medical conditions that women encounter during pregnancy. Whether or not hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with allergic conditions in the offspring is unclear. This study used data from a large Japanese birth cohort to investigate whether HDP contributes to the development of allergic conditions in the offspring at 3 years. We also assessed the effect of blood pressure at different pregnancy trimesters on children's allergies.

Methods

We obtained data from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS), which included 104 062 fetal records. After data selection, we analyzed 77 505 mother-child pairs, using logistic regression models to examine the relationships between

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436168 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature