Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and pregnancy complications among Sri Lankan women: A cross sectional analytical study.

Rasika Pradeep HerathShirom R SiriwardanaChanil D EkanayakeVikum AbeysekaraSajith U A KodithuwakkuHimali P Herath

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Women with NAFLD had a 2-fold higher risk of developing gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy compared to women without NAFLD, after controlling for other confounding variables.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
blood pressure
weight gain
breast cancer risk
risk factors
preterm birth
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
body mass index
physical activity
mass spectrometry
liver fibrosis
weight loss