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Calcium doesn't prevent gestational hypertension.(Obstetrics)
ORLANDO, FLA. -- Data have been conflicting on the role of calcium in gestational hypertension, but findings from a recent longitudinal study suggest it does not help prevent the condition, Yi Ning, M.D., of Harvard University, Boston, and colleagues reported in a poster at an international conference on women, heart disease, and stroke.
In the study, mean total calcium intake in 1,686 women was 1,310 mg/day in the first trimester, with most of that (85%) coming from foods. Gestational hypertension occurred in 118 of the women, and preeclampsia occurred in 61.
Adjustments were made for numerous variables, including maternal age, prepregnancy body mass index, race and ethnicity, income, parity, and smoking, as well as first measured systolic blood pressure and history of gestational hypertension or preeclampsia. No significant ...
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