Risk factors associated with preeclampsia in healthy nulliparous women

BM Sibai, M Ewell, RJ Levine, MA Klebanoff… - American journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective: Our goal was to identify risk factors for the development of preeclampsia in
nulliparous women enrolled in a multicenter trial comparing calcium supplementation to a
placebo. Study Design: A total of 4589 women from five centers was studied. Analysis of risk
factors for preeclampsia was performed in 4314 who carried the pregnancy to> 20 weeks.
Baseline systolic and diastolic blood pressure, demographic characteristics, and findings
after randomization were examined for the prediction of preeclampsia. Preeclampsia was …