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Title: | Relationship between the Blood Pressure and Serum Uric Acid Levels in Pregnant Women |
Authors: | Madhurahini, R. Balayasothini, V. Jeneni, J. Muhunthan, K. Sutharsan, M. Arasaratnam, V. |
Keywords: | Pregnant women;Serum uric acid;Systolic and diastolic blood pressure;Gestational period |
Issue Date: | 2024 |
Publisher: | College of Chemical Pathologists of Sri Lanka |
Abstract: | Introduction and Objectives Exploring the intricate interplay of serum uric acid and blood pressure offers critical insights into pregnancy- related hypertensive disorders. This study was conducted to determine whether if there is a statistically significant correlation between blood pressure and serum uric acid levels in pregnant women. Methods All the selected subjects were included and there were no dropouts. Study showed a significant positive correlation between serum uric acid levels with both systolic (r=0.864, p<0.001) and diastolic (r=0.739, p<0.001) blood pressures. In addition, statistically significant (p<0.001) positive correlation was observed between serum uric acid levels and systolic blood pressure among those with different body mass index (BMI) categories (underweight; r=0.955, normal; r=0.910, overweight; r=0.817, obesity; r=0.721) and gestational weeks (trimester) (second; r=0.780, third; r=0.878). Meanwhile, similar statistically significant (p<0.001) positive correlations between serum uric acid levels and diastolic blood pressure among different BMI categories (underweight; r=0.867, normal; r=0.625, overweight; r=0.772, obesity; r=0.650) and gestational weeks (trimester) (second; r=0.809, third; r=0.730) were observed. Conclusions Robust and significant positive correlations between serum uric acid with both systolic and diastolic blood pressures were observed. This suggests that uric acid can be used as a predictor of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy like pre-eclampsia in a wide range of pregnant women regardless of their characteristics like BMI and gestational period. |
URI: | http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/10682 |
Appears in Collections: | Biochemistry |
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