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The significance of serum uric acid levels in predicting intrauterine growth restriction: Prospective analysis at a rural tertiary care center
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Deepika Kapil, Uday Mahajan
Abstract
Serum uric acid has been recommended to screen intrauterine growth restriction during pregnancy. Objective: The significance of serum uric acid levels in predicting intrauterine growth restriction: Prospective analysis at a rural tertiary care center. Methods: Eighty pregnant women who reported to the antenatal OPD at 17-20 weeks of period of gestation were enrolled in the study over the period of one year from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 at Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Dr Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India. IUGR is diagnosed when the birth weight was below the tenth centile for the gestational age. Results: Out of the 18 patients, who developed IUGR 11 (61.1%) had serum uric acid levels more than 3.5mg/dl and 7 (38.8%) had serum uric acid levels less than 3.5mg/dl. And the sensitivity of the serum uric acid to predict IUGR was 55.17 %, the specificity was 66.00%, the positive predictive value was 48.48, the negative predictive value was 71.74% and accuracy was 62.03%. Conclusion: Serum uric acid is useful in predicting IUGR.
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Pages:22-23
How to cite this article:
Deepika Kapil, Uday Mahajan "The significance of serum uric acid levels in predicting intrauterine growth restriction: Prospective analysis at a rural tertiary care center ". International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Research, Vol 3, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 22-23
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