Women with this parental history of
hypertension and diabetes are 3.2 times more likely to develop preeclampsia.
The findings indicate
that women with this parental history are 3.2 times more likely to develop
preeclampsia than women whose parents have neither diagnosis, lead author Dr.
Chunfang Qiu, from the Swedish Medical Center in North Seattle, and colleagues
note.
The results are based
on a study of 190 preeclamptic patients and 373 control subjects who were
interviewed regarding their parental history of chronic hypertension and type 2
diabetes.
A maternal and
paternal history of chronic hypertension was associated with a 90% and 80%
increased risk of preeclampsia, respectively, the authors note. When both
parents had hypertension, a 2.6-fold increased risk of preeclampsia was
observed. The risk was increased to 4.7-fold when at least one parent and a
sibling had hypertension.
Although a parental
history of type 2 diabetes raised the preeclampsia risk when combined with a
parental history of hypertension, parental diabetes alone was not an independent
risk factor for preeclampsia, the authors note.
The findings indicate that determination of a patient's parental and sibling history of chronic hypertension and diabetes may be useful in screening for preeclampsia and may help guide management decisions.
Source: Diabetes In Control Dot Com: Hypertension 2003;41:408-413.
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