Preeclampsia Across Pregnancies and Associated Risk Factors: Findings From a High-Risk US Birth Cohort.

ABSTRACT: Background Preeclampsia increases women's risks for maternal morbidity and future cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to identify opportunities for prevention by examining the association between cardiometabolic risk factors and preeclampsia across 2 pregnancies among women in a high-risk US birth cohort. Methods and Results Our sample included 618 women in the Boston Birth Cohort with index and subsequent pregnancy data collected using standard protocols. We conducted log-binomial univariate regression models to examine the association between preeclampsia in the subsequent pregnancy (defined as incident or recurrent preeclampsia) and cardiometabolic risk factors (ie, obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, preterm birth, low birth weight, and gestational diabetes mellitus

SUBMITTER: Ogunwole SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8649269 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature