title: Association of fibrinogen and C-reactive protein with severity of preeclampsia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine the levels of plasma fibrinogen and C-reactive protein (CRP) in preeclampsia and their association with the severity of the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  CRP and plasma levels of fibrinogen were investigated in 26 cases of normal pregnant women, 26 cases with mild preeclampsia and 26 cases with severe preeclampsia in the third trimester of pregnancy. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was used as an indicator of the severity of the disease. Analysis of variance with the Kruskal-Wallis test was used when three groups were compared. For correlations, Spearman's rank correlation tests were used. A receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of CRP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Plasma CRP and fibrinogen levels in mild and severe preeclampsia patients were markedly higher than that of normal third trimester pregnant women. There were significant correlations between MAP and CRP (r = 0.515, p = 0.0001) and MAP and fibrinogen parameters (r = 0.383, p = 0.005) in pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found higher levels of fibrinogen and CRP and presence of good correlation between CRP and MAP in preeclampsia.
authors.affiliation: Yüzüncü Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Van, Turkey. ustunyus@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ustün
authors.forename: Yaprak
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Engin-Ustün
authors.forename: Mansur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamaci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D005340:Fibrinogen; D002097:C-Reactive Protein