[Blood pressure levels and associated factors among pregnant women of the MINA-Brazil Study].
Ana Alice de Araújo DamascenoMaira Barreto MaltaPaulo Augusto Ribeiro NevesBarbara Hatzlhoffer LourençoAndréa Ramos da Silva BessaDanúzia da Silva RochaMarcia Caldas de CastroMarly Augusto CardosoPublished in: Ciencia & saude coletiva (2019)
The scope of this study was to investigate the factors associated with blood pressure levels among pregnant women participating in the MINA-Brazil Study, registered in the Family Health Strategy in Cruzeiro do Sul in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Multiple linear regression models were used, adopting a level of significance of 5%. The majority of pregnant participants were less than 24 years of age, 44% were primigravidae, and 59.1% had excessive weekly gestational weight gain. The frequency of hypertension was 0.7%. Factors positively associated with systolic blood pressure levels in pregnancy were pre-pregnancy body mass index (β = 0.984, CI95%: 0.768-1.200), and weekly gestational weight gain (β = 6.816, CI95%: 3.368-10.264). Diastolic blood pressure levels in pregnancy were positively associated with maternal age (β = 0.111, CI95%: 0.002-0.221), maternal schooling (β = 2.194, CI95%: 0.779-3.609), pre-pregnancy body mass index (β = 0.589, CI95%: 0.427-0.751), and weekly gestational weight gain (β = 3.066, CI95%: 0.483-5.650). These findings stress the importance of the role of antenatal care to prevent hypertensive disorders during pregnancy.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- blood pressure
- body mass index
- birth weight
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- hypertensive patients
- heart rate
- preterm birth
- weight loss
- healthcare
- palliative care
- left ventricular
- blood glucose
- public health
- gestational age
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- heart failure
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- human health