Blood Pressure Variation Throughout Pregnancy According to Early Gestational BMI: A Brazilian Cohort

Fernanda Rebelo
Dayana Rodrigues Farias
Roberta Hack Mendes
Michael Maia Schlüssel
Gilberto Kac

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Publication date

April 2015

DOI

10.5935/abc.20150007

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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)

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0066-782X

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issn:1678-4170

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Background: The maternal cardiovascular system undergoes progressive adaptations throughout pregnancy, causing blood pressure fluctuations. However, no consensus has been established on its normal variation in uncomplicated pregnancies. Objective: To describe the variation in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels during pregnancy according to early pregnancy body mass index (BMI). Methods: SBP and DBP were measured during the first, second and third trimesters and at 30-45 days postpartum in a prospective cohort of 189 women aged 20-40 years. BMI (kg/m2) was measured up to the 13th gestational week and classified as normal-weight (<25.0) or excessive weight (≥25.0). Longitudinal linear mixed-effects models ...

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