| publication name | Obesity,HelicobacterpyloriInfectionandPreeclampsia:AtriangleofDanger forpregnantwome |
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| Authors | Ayman Ahmed Abdelhamid Shedid, Ahmed WalidAnwar Moura |
| year | 2018 |
| keywords | Preeclampsia,Hpyloriinfection,Bodymassindex,Primigravida |
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| volume | Not Available |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Objectives:To determine the frequency ofHelicobacterpylori(Hp)infection among primigravidaanditsrelationtodevelopmentofpreeclampsia(PE) Patients&Methods:Thiscohortstudyincluded146primigravidaevaluatedpriortothe12th weekgestationalage,womenwhodevelopedPEwerecategorizedasPEgroupandasimilar numberofpregnantwomenfreeofhypertensivemanifestationsascontrol(NoPE)group.All patientswereevaluatedforageandbodymassindex(BMI)andunderwentHpdiagnosis workupincludingUreabreathtestandHpstoolantigentesting. Results:Twenty-sixwomendevelopedearlyand47developedlatePEand52hadmild,while 21hadseverePE.DevelopmentandseverityofPEshowedpositivesignificantcorrelation withBMI.SixtypatientswereHp+;bloodpressuremeasuresattimeofdevelopmentofPE weresignificantlyhigherinHp+thaninHp-patients,irrespectiveofdevelopingPE.Blood pressure measures and BMIshowed positive significantcorrelation with Hp positivity. StatisticalanalysisdefinedhighBMIasthesignificantindependentpredictorfordevelopment ofPE. Conclusion:HighBMImayunderliethedevelopmentandseverityofPEandisassociatedwith Hpinfection