Prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain as risk factors for preeclampsia and transient hypertension
Saftlas A, Wang W, Risch H, Woolson R, Hsu C, Bracken M. Prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain as risk factors for preeclampsia and transient hypertension. Annals Of Epidemiology 2000, 10: 475. PMID: 11018413, DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(00)00167-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrepregnancy body mass indexGestational weight gainBody mass indexRisk of preeclampsiaTransient hypertensionRisk factorsWeight gainObese womenMass indexHigh gestational weight gainNormal BMI subjectsProspective cohort studyStrong risk factorImmediate postpartum periodMild risk factorDelivery chartsUnderweight womenCohort studyPrepregnancy obesityBMI categoriesWeeks' gestationHighest quartilePrenatal careObserved weight gainPostpartum periodAbortion and Its Effect on Risk of Preeclampsia and Transient Hypertension
Eras J, Saftlas A, Triche E, Hsu C, Risch H, Bracken M. Abortion and Its Effect on Risk of Preeclampsia and Transient Hypertension. Epidemiology 2000, 11: 36-43. PMID: 10615841, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200001000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preeclampsiaTransient hypertensionNulliparous womenDecreased riskMore abortionsPregnancy-related risk factorsHistory of abortionHypertensive disordersWeeks' gestationGestational ageSubsequent pregnancyPrenatal careRisk factorsObstetric practicePrior abortionMonths gestationPreeclampsiaHypertensionInduced abortionReproductive historyReferent groupProtective factorsGestationWomenAbortion