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Erythrocyte Omega-3, Omega-6 and Trans Fatty Acids in Relation to Risk of Preeclampsia among Women Delivering at Harare Maternity Hospital, Zimbabwe
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Summary
We sought to examine the association between maternal erythrocyte omega-3, omega-6 and trans fatty acids and risk of preeclampsia. We conducted a case-control study of 170 women with proteinuric, pregnancy-induced hypertension and 185 normotensive pregnant women who delivered at Harare Maternity Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe. We measured erythrocyte omega-3, omega-6 and trans fatty acid as the percentage of total fatty acids using gas chromatography. After multivariate adjustment ...
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