Elawad, Terteel; Scott, Georgia; Bone, Jeffrey N; Elwell, Helen; Lopez, Cristina Escalona; Filippi, Veronique; Green, Marcus; Khalil, Asma; Kinshella, Mai-Lei W; Mistry, Hiten D; +10 more... Pickerill, Kelly; Shanmugam, Reshma; Singer, Joel; Townsend, Rosemarie; Tsigas, Eleni Z; Vidler, Marianne; Volvert, Marie-Laure; von Dadelszen, Peter; Magee, Laura A; PRECISE Network; (2022) Risk factors for pre-eclampsia in clinical practice guidelines: Comparison with the evidence. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 131 (1). pp. 46-62. ISSN 1470-0328 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17320
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare pre-eclampsia risk factors identified by clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) with risk factors from hierarchical evidence review, to guide pre-eclampsia prevention. DESIGN: Our search strategy provided hierarchical evidence of relationships between risk factors and pre-eclampsia using Medline (Ovid), searched from January 2010 to January 2021. SETTING: Published studies and CPGs. POPULATION: Pregnant women. METHODS: We evaluated the strength of association and quality of evidence (GRADE). CPGs (n = 15) were taken from a previous systematic review. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Pre-eclampsia. RESULTS: Of 78 pre-eclampsia risk factors, 13 (16.5%) arise only during pregnancy. Strength of association was usually 'probable' (n = 40, 51.3%) and the quality of evidence was low (n = 35, 44.9%). The 'major' and 'moderate' risk factors proposed by 8/15 CPGs were not well aligned with the evidence; of the ten 'major' risk factors (alone warranting aspirin prophylaxis), associations with pre-eclampsia were definite (n = 4), probable (n = 5) or possible (n = 1), based on moderate (n = 4), low (n = 5) or very low (n = 1) quality evidence. Obesity ('moderate' risk factor) was definitely associated with pre-eclampsia (high-quality evidence). The other ten 'moderate' risk factors had probable (n = 8), possible (n = 1) or no (n = 1) association with pre-eclampsia, based on evidence of moderate (n = 1), low (n = 5) or very low (n = 4) quality. Three risk factors not identified by the CPGs had probable associations (high quality): being overweight; 'prehypertension' at booking; and blood pressure of 130-139/80-89 mmHg in early pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: Pre-eclampsia risk factors in CPGs are poorly aligned with evidence, particularly for the strongest risk factor of obesity. There is a lack of distinction between risk factors identifiable in early pregnancy and those arising later. A refresh of the strategies advocated by CPGs is needed.
Item Type | Article |
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Faculty and Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health (2023-) |
Research Centre | Centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH) |
PubMed ID | 36209504 |
Elements ID | 197341 |
Official URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17320 |
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