Association of pre-eclampsia risk with maternal levels of folate, homocysteine and vitamin B12 in Colombia: A case-control study.

Norma Cecilia SerranoDoris Cristina Quintero-LesmesSilvia Becerra-BayonaElizabeth GuioMónica BeltranMaría C PaezRicardo OrtizWilmar SaldarriagaLuis A DiazÁlvaro MonterrosaJezid MirandaClara M MesaJosé E SaninGerman MonsalveFrank DudbridgeAroon D HingoraniJuan P Casas

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Maternal serum concentrations of folate were associated as a protective factor for pre-eclampsia while concentrations of homocysteine were associated as a risk factor. No association between maternal vitamin B12 concentrations and preeclampsia was found.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
risk factors
gestational age
weight gain
body mass index
weight loss
preterm birth