Graeme N Smith1, Jessica Pudwell1, Mark Walker2, Shi-Wu Wen2. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston ON; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston ON. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Our goal was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women following a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia and to determine whether this changes between one- and three-years postpartum. METHODS: We recruited women into a longitudinal prospective cohort following a pregnancy with or without preeclampsia. The prevalence of cardiometabolic factors were assessed at one- and three-years postpartum. A total of 217 women completed a visit at one year postpartum (n = 99 preeclampsia, n = 118 control subjects) and 120 completed a visit at three-years (n = 73 preeclampsia, n = 47 control subjects). RESULTS: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome at one- and three-years postpartum was significantly greater in women who had preeclampsia (18.18% at one year, 21.92% at three-years) than in control subjects (6.78%, 6.38%) (P < 0.05), but did not change over time. CONCLUSIONS: Given the difficulty in following women long-term, either clinically or as part of study, and because cardiometabolic factors do not change significantly between one- and three-years postpartum, strategies for health preservation and disease prevention should be adopted in the first-year postpartum.
BACKGROUND: Our goal was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women following a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia and to determine whether this changes between one- and three-years postpartum. METHODS: We recruited women into a longitudinal prospective cohort following a pregnancy with or without preeclampsia. The prevalence of cardiometabolic factors were assessed at one- and three-years postpartum. A total of 217 women completed a visit at one year postpartum (n = 99 preeclampsia, n = 118 control subjects) and 120 completed a visit at three-years (n = 73 preeclampsia, n = 47 control subjects). RESULTS: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome at one- and three-years postpartum was significantly greater in women who had preeclampsia (18.18% at one year, 21.92% at three-years) than in control subjects (6.78%, 6.38%) (P < 0.05), but did not change over time. CONCLUSIONS: Given the difficulty in following women long-term, either clinically or as part of study, and because cardiometabolic factors do not change significantly between one- and three-years postpartum, strategies for health preservation and disease prevention should be adopted in the first-year postpartum.
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