Risk factors for pre-eclampsia in an Asian population.
OBJECTIVE
To identify the risk factors for pre-eclampsia in an Asian population.


METHODS
We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 29375 Taiwanese women who delivered between July 1990 and September 1998, excluding pregnancies complicated by chronic hypertension or fetal malformations.


RESULTS
Four hundred and fifteen women had pre-eclampsia (1.4%). Women who had a history of pre-eclampsia (OR 6.3, 95% CI 4.4, 9.2), multiple gestation (OR 3.6, 95% CI 2.4, 5.5), a prepregnancy BMI > 24.2 kg/m(2) (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1. 8, 3.1), were > 34 years of age (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.4, 2.4), nulliparous (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.2, 1.5), had urinary tract infection (OR 4.8, 95% CI 1.5, 15.8), or worked during pregnancy (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.4, 2.4) were at increased risk of pre-eclampsia.


CONCLUSIONS
Some of the risk factors for pre-eclampsia among Asian women are the same as those of other ethnic groups, whereas some of the risk factors are different.
Lee
C J
CJ
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsieh
T T
TT
Chiu
T H
TH
Chen
K C
KC
Lo
L M
LM
Hung
T H
TH
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000208:ethnology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology