COMPARISON OF SERUM CALCIUM AND ZINC LEVELS IN NORMAL PREGNANCY AND PREGNANCY WITH PRE-ECLAMPSIA.
Kamaljeet Kaur
, Harpreet Kaur
, Premjeet Kaur
, Chittranjan Vij
, Gurdeep Kaur Bedi
and Paramjit Kaur.
- Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh.
- Government Medical College, Patiala.
- Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College & Hospital, Solan.
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Research Question:- To compare and correlate serum calcium and serum zinc levels of pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnant females. Study Design:- Case control study Methodology:- This study was conducted in randomly selected 100 pregnant females. The study group was further divided into two groups which included 50 pregnant females with pre-eclampsia at gestation of 20 weeks or more as cases and control group which included 50 normotensive pregnant females. Results:- Both serum calcium and zinc levels were significantly low in the study group. Reduction in serum levels of calcium and zinc during pregnancy might be associated with risk of pre-eclampsia, and supplementation of these elements to diet during pregnancy may prevent pre-eclampsia.
[Kamaljeet Kaur, Harpreet Kaur, Premjeet Kaur, Chittranjan Vij, Gurdeep Kaur Bedi and Paramjit Kaur. (2016); COMPARISON OF SERUM CALCIUM AND ZINC LEVELS IN NORMAL PREGNANCY AND PREGNANCY WITH PRE-ECLAMPSIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Sep). 687-691] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
