Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia
Conditions
Keywords
B vitamins, pregnancy complications
Brief summary
This case-control study aims to investigate the association between B vitamins and gestational hypertension or preeclampsia.
Detailed description
In clinical practice, women diagnosed with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia will be asked to participate this study to fill a questionnaire reporting their basic information. Meanwhile, women with matched age and gestation week and without any kinds of hypertensive disorders will also be invited for this study. Participants' blood samples will be analyzed for B vitamin levels at the end of the study.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
No intervention
Sponsors
First People's Hospital of Hangzhou
Westlake University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* pregnant women aged 18-40 years old
Exclusion criteria
* women with Hepatitis B, syphilis, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. * women with severe physical or mental diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gestational hypertension | seven days after delivery | Gestational hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure readings are higher than 140/90 mm Hg in a woman who had normal blood pressure prior to 20 weeks and has no proteinuria (excess protein in the urine). |
| preeclampsia | seven days after delivery | Gestational hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure readings are higher than 140/90 mm Hg in a woman who had normal blood pressure prior to 20 weeks and has positive proteinuria (excess protein in the urine). |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed