Document Type
Original Article
Abstract
Background: After 20 weeks of pregnancy, preeclampsia is a state marked by hypertension and proteinuria. affecting 2-8% pregnancy worldwide and is the major cause of maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. Aim of the study: The researchers wanted to see if vitamin D insufficiency is more common in preeclamptic women than in normotensive pregnant women. Patients and methods: This research involved 90 pregnant women. Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Pathology Departments of Bab-Elshaeria University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, and Galaa Teaching Hospital collaborated in the study. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in vitamin content between the two groups. D in PET group and normal group with p-value = 0.073; also the table shows that the percentage of patients with The normal group had a higher optimal level (33.3%) than the PET group (15.6%), with a significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency and its mechanism of development is correlated to the slowly progression of preeclampsia and needs to be subjected to more research. In terms of vitamin D deficiency, there was no statistically significant difference between the normal and PET groups.
Keywords
preeclampsia; Proteinuria; Pregnancy; vitamin D deficiency
How to Cite This Article
Youssef, Abdelsalam; Salem, Hossam Al-Din; farhan, abdelsattar; and El-Dahshan, Tarek
(2022)
"Maternal Serum Level of Vitamin D and the Incidence of Preeclampsia,"
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 3:
Iss.
8, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/aimj.2022.125332.1865
