Survey of Correlation between Preeclampsia and Season & Some of itsRisk Factor In Pregnant Women

Abstract

Background: Preeclampsia, is a multisystem disorder unique to human pregnancy. It is one of the main complications during pregnancy and one of the three major causes of matenal mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the preeclampsia correlation with season and its risk factors in 15-45 year old women. Methods: The hospital records of consecutive patients (July 2004 - June2007) with preeclampsia were used for this study. This case - control study, the patients of the case group were 2488 persons who had the requirements of the study (age: 15- 45 year, gravid: 1-3), and then other 2488 pregnant women without preeclampsia were selected as the control group. Data achieved through filling questionnaires through the patients file. The SPSS info software program was used for statistical analysis. Results: The results showed that there is an inverse correlation between preeclampsia and seasons. At the start of spring it gradually began to increase and reached to a sudden peak in Autumn and then it suddenly decreased in the winter.The most important factors of the prevalenee of preeclampsia were hypertension, diabetes and previous preeclampsia, respectively.