[Atherogenic index of plasma in patients with preeclampsia and in healthy pregnant women]. / Índice aterogénico del plasma en pacientes con preeclampsia y embarazadas sanas.
Med Clin (Barc)
; 143(3): 104-8, 2014 Aug 04.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To compare the values of the atherogenic index of plasma between preeclamptic patients and healthy pregnant women. PATIENTS AND METHOD: 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). CONCLUSION: Patients with preeclampsia had higher values of the atherogenic index of plasma than healthy pregnant women.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pré-Eclâmpsia
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Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez
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Gravidez
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Aterosclerose
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Med Clin (Barc)
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
País de publicação:
Espanha