Title of article :
The relationship between body mass index and preeclampsia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author/Authors :
Motedayen, Morteza Department of Cardiology - Faculty of Medicine - Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan , Rafiei, Mohammad Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology - School of Medicine - Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak , Rezaei Tavirani, Mostafa Proteomics Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Sayehmiri, Kourosh Psychosocial Injuries Research Center - Department of Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam , Dousti, Majid Psychosocial Injuries Research Center - Department of Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam
Abstract :
Background: One of the causes of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity is
pregnancy-induced hypertension, the most common form of which is preeclampsia that causes many complications for mother and fetus.
Objective: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the
relationship between body mass index (BMI) and preeclampsia in Iran.
Materials and Methods: Using valid keywords in the SID database, PubMed, Scopus,
data obtained from all the articles, which were reviewed in Iran between 2000 and
2016, were combined using the meta-analysis method (random-effects model) and
analyzed using STATA version 11.1.
Results: A total number of 5,946 samples were enrolled in 16 studies with the mean BMI values of 25.13, 27.42, and 26.33 kg /m2 in the healthy, mild, and severe preeclamptic groups, respectively.
Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that there is a significant relationship
between BMI and the risk of preeclampsia, so it can be said that BMI may be one of
the ways to diagnose preeclampsia.
Keywords :
Preeclampsia , Body mass index , Iran , Meta-analysis
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
