Abnormal Lipid levels as a risk factor of eclampsia, study conducted in tertiary care Hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province - Pakistan

Authors

  • Rubina Nazli Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
  • Muhammad Akmal Khan Psychiatry Dept.
  • Tasleem Akhtar Pakistan Medical Research Council
  • Ghosia Lutfullah Centre of Biotechnology & Microbiology
  • Nabila Sher Mohammad Khyber Girls Medical College, KPK Peshawar
  • Jawad Ahmad Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
  • Jamila Haider Centre of Biotechnology & Microbiology
  • Hina Aslam Khyber Girls Medical College, KPK Peshawar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.296.3863

Keywords:

Eclampsia, Hypertension, Lipoprotein, Lipoprotein ratio, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate abnormal lipid metabolism as a risk factor of eclampsia in pregnant women.

Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in three tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar. Serum total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), triglyceride (TG), apolipoprotein A1 (APO-A1), APO-B100, lipoprotein-a (Lpa) were measured in 110 women with eclampsia and compared with 90 healthy pregnant women. Mean lipid levels in cases and controls were compared using student

Author Biographies

Rubina Nazli, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar

Associate Professor of Biochemistry

Institute of Basic Medical Sciences


Muhammad Akmal Khan, Psychiatry Dept.

Khyber Teaching Hospital, KPK Peshawar

Tasleem Akhtar, Pakistan Medical Research Council

Scientific Research Officer

PMRC Research Centre, Khyber Medical College, KPK Peshawar

Ghosia Lutfullah, Centre of Biotechnology & Microbiology

University of Peshawar, KPK Peshawar

Nabila Sher Mohammad, Khyber Girls Medical College, KPK Peshawar

Senior Lecturer

Biochemistry Dept.

Jawad Ahmad, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences

Director

Khyber Medical University, KPK Peshawar

Jamila Haider, Centre of Biotechnology & Microbiology

University of Peshawar, KPK Peshawar

Hina Aslam, Khyber Girls Medical College, KPK Peshawar

House Officer

Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar

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Published

2013-10-26

How to Cite

Nazli, R., Khan, M. A., Akhtar, T., Lutfullah, G., Mohammad, N. S., Ahmad, J., … Aslam, H. (2013). Abnormal Lipid levels as a risk factor of eclampsia, study conducted in tertiary care Hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province - Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 29(6). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.296.3863

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 6 (2013): November - December 2013 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles