Risk factors for pre-eclampsia among Zimbabwean women: maternal arm circumference and other anthropometric measures of obesity

Maternal pre‐pregnancy obesity is a risk factor for pre‐eclampsia (proteinuric hypertension in pregnancy) among North American and European women. We studied the relationship between maternal obesity and risk of pre‐eclampsia among Zimbabwean women. A case‐control study was conducted at Harare Mater...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology 1998-07, Vol.12 (3), p.253-262
Hauptverfasser:	Mahomed, Kassam, Williams, Michelle A., Woelk, Godfrey B., Jenkins-Woelk, Laura, Mudzamiri, Sarah, Longstaff, Laura, Sorensen, Tanya K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anthropometry Arm - anatomy & histology Body Height Body Mass Index Body Weight Case-Control Studies Female Humans Obesity - complications Obesity - pathology Pre-Eclampsia - etiology Pre-Eclampsia - pathology Pregnancy Risk Factors Zimbabwe
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