Key result
Ideal cardiovascular health status was not significantly associated with the development of preeclampsia (p>0.05), although body mass index and blood pressure were associated (p<0.01).
Why the study?
To evaluate the association between preeclampsia and the cardiovascular health status of pregnant women.
Does ideal cardiovascular health status prevent preeclampsia in pregnant women?
Cohort (n=101)
Does ideal cardiovascular health status prevent preeclampsia in pregnant women?
p-value: p=>0.05
While overall ideal cardiovascular health was not significantly associated with preeclampsia, individual risk factors like BMI and blood pressure remain important predictors in pregnant women.
OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the association between preeclampsia and the cardiovascular health status of pregnant women. METHODS: we conducted a cohort study with 101 pregnant women, following ethical principles and approved by a research ethics committee. We assessed the ideal cardiovascular health using three behaviors (smoking abstinence, body mass index, and physical activity) and three factors (cholesterol, blood pressure, and absence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease). The outcome measured was preeclampsia. RESULTS: preeclampsia developed in 24.75% of participants, while 9.90% had ideal cardiovascular health. We identified an association between body mass index (p < 0.01) and blood pressure (p < 0.01) with preeclampsia. However, we found no significant association between preeclampsia and overall ideal cardiovascular health status (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: this study highlights the importance of promoting lifestyle changes in this population.
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Teixeira et al. (2025) conducted a cohort in Pregnancy (n=101). Ideal cardiovascular health status was evaluated on Preeclampsia (p=>0.05). Ideal cardiovascular health status was not significantly associated with the development of preeclampsia (p>0.05), although body mass index and blood pressure were associated (p<0.01).
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