Abstract:
Introduction and Objectives
Exploring the intricate interplay of serum uric acid and blood pressure offers critical insights into pregnancy-
related hypertensive disorders. This study was conducted to determine whether if there is a statistically
significant correlation between blood pressure and serum uric acid levels in pregnant women.
Methods
All the selected subjects were included and there were no dropouts. Study showed a significant positive correlation
between serum uric acid levels with both systolic (r=0.864, p<0.001) and diastolic (r=0.739, p<0.001) blood
pressures. In addition, statistically significant (p<0.001) positive correlation was observed between serum uric
acid levels and systolic blood pressure among those with different body mass index (BMI) categories (underweight;
r=0.955, normal; r=0.910, overweight; r=0.817, obesity; r=0.721) and gestational weeks (trimester) (second;
r=0.780, third; r=0.878). Meanwhile, similar statistically significant (p<0.001) positive correlations between
serum uric acid levels and diastolic blood pressure among different BMI categories (underweight; r=0.867,
normal; r=0.625, overweight; r=0.772, obesity; r=0.650) and gestational weeks (trimester) (second; r=0.809,
third; r=0.730) were observed.
Conclusions
Robust and significant positive correlations between serum uric acid with both systolic and diastolic blood
pressures were observed. This suggests that uric acid can be used as a predictor of hypertensive disorders of
pregnancy like pre-eclampsia in a wide range of pregnant women regardless of their characteristics like BMI and
gestational period.
