Is preeclampsia itself a risk factor for the development of metabolic syndrome after delivery?

Geum Joon ChoUn Suk JungJae Young SimYoo Jin LeeNa Young BaeHye Jin ChoiJong Heon ParkHai-Joong KimMin-Jeong Oh

Published in: Obstetrics & gynecology science (2019)

In this study, preeclampsia was associated with the postpartum development of metabolic syndrome in women without pre-pregnancy metabolic syndrome. However, the effects were attenuated by predisposing risk factors in the pre-pregnancy period.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
risk factors
insulin resistance
uric acid
early onset
pregnant women
preterm birth
cardiovascular risk factors
polycystic ovary syndrome
cardiovascular disease