title: Does uric acid provide information about maternal condition and fetal outcome in pregnant women with hypertension?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate associations between maternal serum uric acid (UA) levels, maternal status, and fetal outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Maternal UA, urinary protein-creatinine ratio (P/C), blood pressure (BP), gestational age at delivery, and birth weight were evaluated in hypertensive pregnant women (n = 58). These were divided into two groups: high UA (> or =357 micromol/L) or normal UA (<357 micromol/L).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Maternal diastolic BP and P/C ratio were higher in pregnant women with elevated UA levels. Systolic BP, gestational age and birth weight were not significantly different.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  UA equal or above 357 micromol/L in pregnant hypertensive women was associated with proteinuria and diastolic BP, but not with fetal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Clínica Médica e Ciências da Saúde (Nefrologia), Faculdade de Medicina/Hospital São Lucas, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul., Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. leticiagpaula@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Letícia Germany
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Paula
authors.forename: Bartira Ercília Pinheiro
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Poli-de-Figueiredo
authors.forename: Ivan Carlos Ferreira
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Antonello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D046110:Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000652:urine; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000652:urine*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid; D003404:Creatinine