Lamia M Al Naama; Muhsin Al Sabbak; Weam Al-Mahfooz
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that the plasma lipid and lipoproteins concentrations are increased markedly in women with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) relative to women with uncomplicated pregnancy and that these lipids decrease postpartum and to clarify the relation of lipid profile changes with the ...
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We tested the hypothesis that the plasma lipid and lipoproteins concentrations are increased markedly in women with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) relative to women with uncomplicated pregnancy and that these lipids decrease postpartum and to clarify the relation of lipid profile changes with the severity of pregnancy induced hypertension.
This study is a prospective, case-control study conducted at Basrah Maternity and Child Hospital extended through a period of 12 months from the first of August 2000 till the first of August 2001.
Pre-labor venous blood samples were collected for 90 women with pregnancy-induced hypertension and 110 women with normal uncomplicated pregnancy with an age range (16-40) years and gestational age range (34-42) weeks after 12 hours fasting. Venous blood samples were also collected from only 30 women with PIH and 30 women with normal uncomplicated pregnancy after 24-48 hours postpartum. Serum was analyzed for concentrations of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C).
Pre-labor serum (TG), (TC), (LDL-C) and (VLDL-C) were increased in women with PIH relative to uncomplicated pregnancies respectively P value (