Pre-eclampsia epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [3]
Overview
The prevalence of preeclampsia is approximately 2000-8000 per 100,000 pregnancies worldwide. Between 1987 and 2004, the incidence of preeclampsia was estimated to be 25,000 per 100,000 pregnancies in the united state. Preeclampsia is more commonly observed among pregnant women aged before 20 and after 40 years old. Preeclampsia usually affects individuals of the Non-Hispanic whites and Non-Hispanic blacks and American Indians/Alaska Natives race.
Epidemiology and Demographics
- The prevalence of preeclampsia is approximately 2000-8000 per 100,000 pregnancies worldwide.[1]
- Between 1987 and 2004, the incidence of preeclampsia was estimated to be 25,000 per 100,000 pregnancies in the united state.
Age
- Preeclampsia is more commonly observed among pregnant women aged before 20 and after 40 years old.
Race
- Preeclampsia usually affects individuals of the Non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks and American Indians/Alaska Natives race.[2]
References
- ↑ Steegers, Eric AP; von Dadelszen, Peter; Duvekot, Johannes J; Pijnenborg, Robert (2010). “Pre-eclampsia”. The Lancet. 376 (9741): 631–644. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60279-6. ISSN 0140-6736.
- ↑ Singh, Gopal K.; Siahpush, Mohammad; Liu, Lihua; Allender, Michelle (2018). “Racial/Ethnic, Nativity, and Sociodemographic Disparities in Maternal Hypertension in the United States, 2014-2015”. International Journal of Hypertension. 2018: 1–14. doi:10.1155/2018/7897189. ISSN 2090-0384.
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