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Periconceptional multivitamin use reduces the risk of preeclampsia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16772374     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The objective was to assess the independent effect of regular periconceptional multivitamin use on the risk of preeclampsia. Pregnant women (n=1,835) enrolled in the Pregnancy Exposures and Preeclampsia Prevention Study (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1997-2001) at less than 16 weeks' gestation were asked whether they regularly used multivitamins or prenatal vitamins in the past 6 months. Women were classified as users or nonusers. The unadjusted prevalence of preeclampsia was 4.4% in nonusers and 3.8% in users. After adjustment for race/ethnicity, marital status, parity, prepregnancy physical activity, and income in a multiple logistic regression model, regular use of multivitamins was associated with a 45% reduction in preeclampsia risk compared with nonuse (odds ratio (OR)=0.55, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.32, 0.95). Prepregnancy overweight modified this effect. After confounder adjustment, lean multivitamin users had a 71% reduction in preeclampsia risk compared with lean nonusers (OR=0.29, 95% CI: 0.12, 0.65). In contrast, there was no relation between multivitamin use and preeclampsia among overweight women (OR=1.08, 95% CI: 0.52, 2.25). A sensitivity analysis for unmeasured confounding by fruit and vegetable intake supported these conclusions. If confirmed by others, these results suggest that regular use of a multivitamin supplement in the periconceptional period may help to prevent preeclampsia, particularly among lean women.
Authors:
Lisa M Bodnar; Gong Tang; Roberta B Ness; Gail Harger; James M Roberts
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2006-06-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of epidemiology     Volume:  164     ISSN:  0002-9262     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Epidemiol.     Publication Date:  2006 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-08-23     Completed Date:  2006-09-28     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7910653     Medline TA:  Am J Epidemiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  470-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. bodnar@edc.pitt.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Body Weight
Dietary Supplements*
Female
Humans
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Pre-Eclampsia / prevention & control*
Pregnancy
Risk
Vitamins / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5M01 RR00056/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; K12 HD43441/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; PPG 2P01 HD30367/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Vitamins

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