Abstract
Aim: This study aims to determine the influence of previous abortions and new paternity on the risk of hypertension in a cohort of nulliparous women. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted with development of hypertension in pregnancy as outcome variable. Explanatory variables were previous abortions and paternity. Univariate analysis was by t-test, 2 test and Fisher's exact test where applicable. Logistic regression was utilized for multivariate analysis. Stata was utilized for all the analyses. The level of statistical significance was set as P < 0.05. Results: Same paternity abortions reduced the risk of hypertension (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.31-0.73). Previous abortions did not reduce the odds of hypertension in pregnancy (OR 1.25, 95% CI 0.83-1.88). Rural dwelling reduced the odds of developing hypertension in pregnancy (OR 0.54, 95% CI 0.42-0.70). Conclusion: The result of this study supports the immunological theory of the etiology of hypertension in pregnancy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 965-969 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- abortion
- cohort study
- hypertension
- pregnancy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology