THE ROLE OF LEPTINRESISTANCE IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF OBESITY IN PREGNANT WOMEN

The aim: To investigate the relationship between leptin resistance, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, blood pressure in obese pregnant women. Materials and methods: Under observation were 65 women (main group) with obesity (I degree -27 women, II degree - 24 women, III degree - 14 women) in the II trimester of pregnancy, who were hospitalized in the Department of Pathology of Pregnancy KNP «Maternity Clinical house №1 ”in Lviv during 2017-2020 on preeclampsia of varying severity, which were sent for inpatient treatment by women’s clinics. The control group consisted of 30 healthy pregnant women without obesity. Results: Serum leptin in obese women was directly correlated with BMI (r = 0.66, p