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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci ; 21(19): 4270-4277, 2017 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29077171

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OBJECTIVE: To report the incidence and the major risk factors (RFs) associated with preterm birth (PTB), combining both maternal RFs and cervical length (CL), and to understand if cervical length measurement is really useful in all the patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study population consisted of 2048 women admitted to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Messina, over a 2-year period. Preterm cases represented approximately 8.64% of our total population and, exactly, 65% were late preterm, 32% were preterm, and 3% were extremely preterm. RESULTS: An analysis of PTB sub-categories based on gestational age showed a stronger correlation between gestational age and CL among preterm and extremely preterm, while no correlation was found among late preterm. Between preterm cases and controls, there was a significant difference in pre-pregnancy weight and Body Mass Index (BMI). Moreover, a significant association between PTB and uterine anomalies, poli-oligodramnios and hypertension was found. CONCLUSIONS: We strongly suggest adding a transvaginal ultrasound CL universal screening to all pregnant women at the time of the second trimester ultrasound. We encourage further studies to identify new RFs of PTB and to define the mechanisms by which risk factors are related to PTB.


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Cervical Length Measurement , Premature Birth/diagnostic imaging , Premature Birth/epidemiology , Adult , Cervix Uteri , Cohort Studies , Female , Gestational Age , Humans , Incidence , Italy , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Trimester, Second , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Ultrasonography
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Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis ; 26(5): 414-8, 2016 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27089978

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), is characterized by chronic, low-grade subclinical inflammation with altered production of cytokines and mediators. Recently, a new protein acting as a "danger signal", high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), that migrates quickly during electrophoresis, has been identified. The aim of our study was to analyze serum levels of HMGB1 in pregnant women, with or without GDM, in the third trimester of pregnancy to evaluate correlation with insulin resistance and other risk factors for GDM. METHODS AND RESULTS: Seventy five pregnant women positive to the 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were included in the study group and 48 pregnant women who were negative to the screening test, were randomly selected using a computer-generated randomisation table. A significant positive univariate correlation was observed between serum HMGB1 levels, HOMA-IR index, glycaemia values at OGTT and pre-pregnancy BMI. Moreover, logistic regression analysis showed that serum HMGB1 was independent linked to GDM. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated that HMGB1, a marker of chronic inflammation, is associated to GDM and insulin resistance level, in the third trimester of pregnancy.


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Diabetes, Gestational/blood , HMGB1 Protein/blood , Inflammation Mediators/blood , Adult , Area Under Curve , Biomarkers/blood , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Case-Control Studies , Chi-Square Distribution , Cross-Sectional Studies , Diabetes, Gestational/diagnosis , Diabetes, Gestational/etiology , Female , Glucose Tolerance Test , Humans , Insulin/blood , Insulin Resistance , Logistic Models , Predictive Value of Tests , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Trimester, Third/blood , ROC Curve , Risk Factors , Young Adult
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