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dc.contributor.authorGolboni, F.
dc.contributor.authorHeydarpour, S.
dc.contributor.authorTaghizadeh, Z.
dc.contributor.authorKazemnezhad, A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T09:45:21Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T09:45:21Z
dc.date.issued2011EN
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397EN
dc.identifier.otherhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/V17/10/17_10_2011_0744_0748.pdfEN
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118209
dc.description744-748EN
dc.description.abstractWhile pre-eclampsia is the most common complication of pregnancy, a definitive screening test for early diagnosis is still elusive. In this study, haematocrit value was assessed as a screening test for pre-eclampsia in 660 women at 24-28 weeks of pregnancy attending a hospital in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Mean haematocrit values were significantly higher in pre-eclamptic than non-pre-eclamptic women; 37.7% [‎SD 2.0%]‎ and 35.9% [‎SD 1.7%]‎ respectively. The receiver operating characteristics curve showed that the most appropriate cut-off point for the haematocrit test in this sample of women was 38%; at this value the sensitivity was 58.6% and specificity was 88.9%; positive and negative predictive values were 33.7% and 95.7% respectively. The haematocrit, done as a routine screening test for anaemia at 24-28 weeks of pregnancy, may also be useful as a screening test for early diagnosis of pre-eclampsiaEN
dc.language.isoenEN
dc.subjectPre-EclampsiaEN
dc.subjectHematocritEN
dc.subjectEarly DiagnosisEN
dc.subjectRelative Value of TestsEN
dc.subjectSensitivity and SpecificityEN
dc.subject.meshPre-EclampsiaEN
dc.titlePredictive value of plasma haematocrit level in early diagnosis of pre-eclampsiaEN
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 17 (‎10)‎, 744-748, 2011


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