Relationship between body mass index and mean arterial pressure in normotensive and chronic hypertensive pregnant women: a prospective, longitudinal study

Guedes-Martins, L.Carvalho, M.Silva, C.Cunha, A.Saraiva, J.Macedo, F.Almeida, H.Gaio, A.2016-05-312016-05-312015BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015;15:2811471-2393http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1941Being overweight is associated with both higher systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) during pregnancy and increased risk of gestational hypertensive disorders. The objective of this study was to determine and quantify the effect of body mass index (BMI) on mean arterial pressure (MAP) at several time points throughout pregnancy in normotensive (NT) and chronic hypertensive pregnant (HT) women.engPregnancyHypertensionBody mass indexMean arterial pressureRelationship between body mass index and mean arterial pressure in normotensive and chronic hypertensive pregnant women: a prospective, longitudinal studyjournal article10.1186/s12884-015-0711-0