Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat
Vol 34, No 2 (2018)

Usia menarche sebagai faktor risiko terhadap kejadian preeklamsia dan eklamsia

Astrid Kizy Primadani (Departemen Biostatistik, Epidemiologi dan Kesehatan Populasi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Elisabeth S Herini (Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Anak Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Djaswadi Dasuki (Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Anak Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Feb 2018

Abstract

Age of menarche as a risk factor for preeclampsia and eclampsiaPurposeThe purpose of this study is to determine the effect of menarche age on the incidence of preeclampsia and eclampsia.MethodThe observational study with the case-control design was conducted involving 90 pregnant and postpartum women. The bivariable analysis used T-test and McNemar test, while multivariable analysis using conditional logistic regression. Results The average age of menarche in the preeclampsia group was one year younger than the non-preeclampsia group. Any increase in one year of age of menarche lowers the risk of preeclampsia and eclampsia by 78%. Risk factors for preeclampsia are increased in pregnant women at age> 35 years and have body mass index before pregnancy> 25 kg/m2.ConclusionThere is a significant relationship between age of menarche and the incidence of preeclampsia and eclampsia. Body mass index before pregnancy is a confounding factor of the association between age of menarche and the incidence of preeclampsia and eclampsia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

bkm

Publisher

Subject

Nursing Public Health

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Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat (BKM Public Health and Community Medicine) is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that deals with the fields of public health and public medicine. The topics of the article will be grouped according to the main message of the author. This focus covers areas and scope ...