Author:

• Ana Alice de Araújo Damasceno - Damasceno, A.A.A - <anaalice_czs@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-7791

Co-author(s):

• Maíra Barreto Malta - Malta, M.B. - Botucatu, SP - <mairamaltanutri@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4993-1589
• Paulo Augusto Ribeiro Neves - Neves, PAR - <paugustorn@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-4725
• Barbara Hatzlhoffer Lourenço - Lourenço, B.H. - <barbaralourenco@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2006-674X
• Andréa Ramos da Silva Bessa - Bessa, A.R.S - <andrearsbessa@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9553-9310
• Danúzia da Silva Rocha - Rocha, DS - <danuziarocha@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4820-9829
• Márcia Caldas de Castro - Castro, M. C. - <mcastro@hsph.harvard.edu>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4606-2795
• Marly Augusto Cardoso - Cardoso,M.A - <marlyac@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0973-3908

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to investigate the factors associated with pressure levels in pregnant women participating in the MINA-Brazil Study, enrolled in the Family Health Strategy in Cruzeiro do Sul, Western Brazilian Amazon. Multiple linear regression models were used, adopting a level of significance of 5%. Overall, most participants were less than 24 years of age, 44% were primigravidae, and 59.1% had excessive weekly gestational weight gain. The frequency of hypertension was 0.7%. Factors positively associated with systolic blood pressure levels in pregnancy were: pre-pregnancy body mass index (β= 0.984, IC95%: 0.768-1.200), and weekly gestational weight gain (β= 6.816, IC95%: 3.368-10.264). Diastolic blood pressure levels in pregnancy were positively associated with maternal age (β= 0.111, IC95%: 0.002-0.221), maternal schooling (β=2.194, IC95%: 0.779-3.609), pre-pregnancy body mass index (β=0.589, IC95%: 0.427-0.751), and weekly gestational weight gain (β=3.066, IC95%: 0.483-5.650). Our findings reinforce the role of the antenatal care to prevent hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

Keywords:

Blood pressure; Complications in pregnancy; Pregnancy-induced hypertension

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