Association between plasma growth differentiation factor 15 levels and pre‐eclampsia in China

• Published in: Chronic diseases and translational medicine Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 140 - 145
• Main Authors: Xu, Shuhong, Lu, Yicheng, Yao, Mengxin, Yang, Zhuoqiao, Chen, Yan, Ding, Yaling, Xiao, Yue, Liang, Fei, Qian, Jiani, Ma, Jinchun, Liu, Songliang, Yan, Shilan, Yin, Jieyun, Ma, Qiuping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, The First People's Hospital of TaiCang, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China%Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistic, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Major Chronic Non-communicable Diseases, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China%Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China%Department of Chronic Disease, Gusu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China%Huzhou First People's Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China 01.06.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: growth differentiation factor 15; macrophage inhibiting cytokine 1; Original; pre‐eclampsia; macrophage inhibiting cytokine 1; growth differentiation factor 15; pre‐eclampsia; pre-eclampsia

Background Growth differentiation factor‐15 (GDF‐15) is a stress response protein and is related to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This study aimed to investigate the association between GDF‐15 and pre‐eclampsia (PE). Method The study involved 299 pregnant women, out of which 236 had normal pregnanc...