Vitamin D status in early pregnancy and risk of preeclampsia
M Achkar, L Dodds, Y Gigučre, JC Forest… - American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective We sought to examine the association between maternal serum 25-
hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) concentration in early pregnancy and the subsequent
diagnosis of preeclampsia (PE). Study Design This was a nested case-control study from 2
prospective Canadian cohorts conducted in Quebec City, Quebec, and Halifax, Nova Scotia,
from 2002 through 2010. Participants were pregnant women (n= 169 cases with PE and
1975 controls). Maternal serum was drawn< 20 weeks of gestation, and 25 (OH) D …
hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) concentration in early pregnancy and the subsequent
diagnosis of preeclampsia (PE). Study Design This was a nested case-control study from 2
prospective Canadian cohorts conducted in Quebec City, Quebec, and Halifax, Nova Scotia,
from 2002 through 2010. Participants were pregnant women (n= 169 cases with PE and
1975 controls). Maternal serum was drawn< 20 weeks of gestation, and 25 (OH) D …