Comparative Analysis of Serum Calcium Level and Thyroid Profile in Pregnant Normotensive and Preeclamptic Women: A Case-control Study

Autor: Minakshi Misra, Lakbir Singh, Ajit Thakur, Saurabh Singh, Jainendra Kumar, Deepak Juyal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 14, Iss 5, Pp BC05-BC09 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2020/44185.13687
Popis: Introduction: Preeclampsia, a transient but potentially dangerous, multisystem disorder is one of the most common complications of pregnancy and is a principal cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Calcium deficiency and hypothyroidism have been found to be associated with pregnancy-induced hypertension and preeclampsia. Aim: To estimate the serum calcium level, thyroid profile, their inter-correlation and odds with occurrence of preeclampsia. Calcium and serum Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) levels were further correlated to Body Mass Index (BMI) of participants and to the birth weight of their newborns to investigate their effects or outcome. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional, case-control study was conducted for a period of one year (July 2018 to June 2019). A total of 170 pregnant women: 80 in preeclampsia group (case group); 90 in normotensive group (control group) were enrolled in the study. All the study subjects were in third trimester and were between 18-45 years of age. Total serum calcium levels and thyroid profile (fT3, fT4 and TSH) of all the study participants were estimated using fully automatic analyser. Proteinuria was measured by urine dipsticks. Results: Mean total serum calcium levels in cases were lower (8.2±0.8) as compared to controls (8.7±0.5), p5.7 μIU/mL was 4.98, (95% CI=6.726-9.831; p
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