title: [Atherogenic index of plasma in patients with preeclampsia and in healthy pregnant women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the values of the atherogenic index of plasma between preeclamptic patients and healthy pregnant women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy patients were selected. Twenty-three severe preeclamptic patients (group A), 12 mild preeclamptic patients (group B) and 35 healthy pregnant women with similar age and body mass index (group C). Blood samples for lipids and lipoproteins determination were taken and the atherogenic plasma index was calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We did not find differences in group A and B with regard to maternal age, gestational age at the time of evaluation and body mass index compared with pregnant women in group C (P=ns). Plasma concentrations of triglycerides and low-density lipoproteins were significantly higher in patients of groups A and B compared with group C (P<.05). Normotensive patients presented higher concentrations of high-density lipoproteins than patients with severe and mild preeclampsia (P<.05). There were no differences between groups in plasma cholesterol concentrations (P=ns). Patients in groups A (1.14±0.44) and in group B (0.95±0.46) presented significantly higher values of the atherogenic index of plasma compared with pregnant women in group C (0.62±0.20; P<.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with preeclampsia had higher values of the atherogenic index of plasma than healthy pregnant women.
authors: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Urquinaona, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela.
authors: Jhoan
authors: J
authors: Aragon-Charris
authors: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Urquinaona, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela. Electronic address: ereynav@hotmail.com.
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Reyna-Villasmil
authors: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Urquinaona, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela.
authors: Mery
authors: M
authors: Guerra-Velasquez
authors: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Urquinaona, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela.
authors: Jorly
authors: J
authors: Mejia-Montilla
authors: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Urquinaona, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela.
authors: Duly
authors: D
authors: Torres-Cepeda
authors: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Urquinaona, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela.
authors: Joel
authors: J
authors: Santos-Bolívar
authors: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Urquinaona, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela.
authors: Nadia
authors: N
authors: Reyna-Villasmil
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000097:blood*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Atherogenic index of plasma; Lipids; Lípidos; Preeclampsia; Índice aterogénico del plasma