Prevalencia de hiperuricemia en embarazadas entre las 14-18 semanas de gestación y factores asociados a preeclampsia, Centro de Salud Carlos Elizalde, 2017

Abstract

Background: The relationship between uric acid elevation and pre-eclampsia is known since the beginning of XX century. During pregnancy, hyperuricemia is present before the develop of hypertension or proteinuria and it’s been proposed that it has a pathogenic role in the develop of pre-eclampsia. Objective: To determine the prevalence of Hyperuricemia in pregnant women between 14-18 weeks of gestation, and the factors associated with pre-eclampsia in patients attended at the Carlos Elizalde Health Center, in the city of Cuenca during 2017. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was made, participated pregnant patients between 14 and 18 weeks of gestation that went to consultation at Carlos Elizalde Health Center of the City of Cuenca during 2017. The data were collected through a structured interview and laboratory tests. The analysis was done through the SPSS program version 15. Results: 369 cases were analyzed. The prevalence of hyperuricemia was 14.9%.The most of patients were between 20 and 34 years old (73.4%), residents in urban areas with 83.2%, with a schooling age greater than 12 years with 62.9%, had 14 weeks of gestation with 35.5%. The highest percentage of hyperuricemia occurred in the age group of 20 to 34 years with 12.5% and in patients with 14 weeks of gestation with 5.1%. The genito-urinary infections, antecedent of abortion, nulliparity, presence of personal or family antecedent of pre-eclampsia, antecedent of chronic hypertension and obesity were not statistically related with hyperuricemia. Conclusion: The prevalence of hyperuricemia was 14.9% and was not statistically related with the factors associated with preeclampsia