Body composition of patients with hypertensive complications during pregnancy.
Hypertens Pregnancy
; 25(3): 259-69, 2006.
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| ID: mdl-17065046
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the body composition of women with the diagnoses of gestational hypertension or preeclampsia.METHODS:
Cross-sectional study, including four groups of patients who were in the third trimester those with an uncomplicated pregnancy (n = 110), those with a diagnosis of gestational hypertension (n = 38), those with mild preeclampsia (n = 8), and those with severe preeclampsia (n = 11). Their fat mass, fat-free mass, and total body water were estimated by bioelectric impedance.RESULTS:
The fat mass was 20 +/- 7 kg in the control group and 26 +/- 13 kg in the group with gestational hypertension (p < 0.05). The total body water was 36 +/- 6 L in the control group, 50 +/- 10 L in the patients with gestational hypertension, 52 +/- 10 L in those with mild preeclampsia, and 48 +/- 9 L in those with severe preeclampsia (p < 0.05).CONCLUSION:
The results suggest that maternal body composition shows significant differences in patients with hypertensive complications during pregnancy. These data may be related to a possible inadequate distribution of the volume of water as a result of alterations in capillary permeability.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Composição Corporal
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Hipertensão Induzida pela Gravidez
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article