Serum calcium‐magnesium ratio in women with pre‐eclampsia at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
Objective To determine the serum calcium‐magnesium ratio in pre‐eclampsia and compare with normotensives. Methods A case‐control study was conducted in a tertiary hospital between October 2017 and March 2018 among 81 pregnant women (27 cases and 54 controls matched for age, gestational age, and pari...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of gynecology and obstetrics 2020-06, Vol.149 (3), p.354-358 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Objective
To determine the serum calcium‐magnesium ratio in pre‐eclampsia and compare with normotensives.
Methods
A case‐control study was conducted in a tertiary hospital between October 2017 and March 2018 among 81 pregnant women (27 cases and 54 controls matched for age, gestational age, and parity). An interviewer‐administered questionnaire was used to obtain data on demography/clinical history. Venous blood was collected without stasis and sent for biochemical analysis. Statistical analysis used IBM SPSS 21.0.
Results
The levels of serum Ca2+ (7.73 + 1.24 vs 9.17 + 0.77; P |
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| ISSN: | 0020-7292 1879-3479 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ijgo.13142 |