Comparison of risk factors and outcomes of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia.

Minxue ShenGraeme N SmithMarc RodgerRuth Rennicks WhiteMark C WalkerShi Wu Wen

Published in: PloS one (2017)

GH and PE shared common risk factors. Differences in effect sizes of risk factors and outcomes indicate that the conditions may have different pathophysiology and mechanism.

Keyphrases

risk factors
blood pressure
pregnant women
weight gain
body mass index
insulin resistance
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
growth hormone