Abstract
Objectives: To determine the frequency of hypertriglyceridemia in women with pre-eclampsia
Study design: Descriptive study.
Settings: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology MCH, PIMS Hospital, Islamabad from 7th October 2016 to 6th April 2017.
Materials & Methods: A total of 214 pre-eclamptic women after 20 weeks of gestation between 18 to 40 years of age were included. Patients with other chronic or pre-existing diseases like known hyperlipidemias and metabolic syndrome were excluded. All enrolled women underwent detailed medical history and examination. Blood pressure and proteinuria by dipstick method was checked by a staff nurse. Serum triglyceride levels were done by PIMS laboratory. p-value ≤ 0.05 was taken as significant.
Results: Age range in this study was from 18 to 40 years with mean age of 30.47 ± 5.89 years. Majority of the patients 121 (56.54%) were between 31 to 40 years of age. Mean gestational age was 27.20 ± 4.78 weeks. Hypertriglyceridemia in patients developing pre-eclampsia was found in 61 (28.50%) patients, whereas there was no hypertriglyceridemia in 153 (71.50%) patients.
Conclusion: This study concluded that frequency of hypertriglyceridemia in women with preeclampsia is quite high.
Mehwish Nisar, Majida Zafar, Arfa Tabbassum, Syeda Batool Mazhar. (2018) Maternal Serum Triglycerides in Women with Pre-Eclampsia, Journal of the Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists of Pakistan , Volume-08, Issue-1.
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