Open AccessWOMEN WITH PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION
Author(s) -
Noreen Akmal,
Gul-E Raana
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.02.5034
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , epidemiology , family history , obstetric history , gynecology , gestation , genetics , biology
Objective: To identify the epidemiological differences betweennormotensive pregnant women and women in pregnancy induced hypertension. Designs: A descriptive analytical casecontrol study. Setting: Department of Obs and Gynae of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore. Period: From January toDecember 2004. Materials & Methods: 2 groups with 100 patients in each were studied. Results: PIH is morecommon in young, obese, primigravidas with a family or past history of PIH or hypertension and in those with poorsocioeconomic status and no regular dietary calcium supplementation.