Hyperuricemia as a Predictor of Perinatal Outcomes in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension

Abstract

Copyright 2018 by Khalil SSH. This is an open-access article distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and reproduce in any medium or format, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited. cc Aim/Objective The aim of this study to determine the relationship between hyperuricemia and perinatal outcome in pregnancy induced hypertension. Material & Methods This prospective and observational study was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology of Tanta University. The study included (100) primigravida female patients in the third trimester (after 32 weeks gestation) with pregnancy induced hypertension .Serum uric acid assay was done then the patients were classified into three groups according to uric acid level; Group I (low hyperuricemia) uric acid below 25th percentile (<3.7 mg/dl ), group II (middle hyperuricemia) uric acid from 25th to 75th percentile (3.8 to 5.7 mg/dl ) and group III (high hyperuricemia) uric acid above 75th percentile (>5.8 mg/dl).