Papers/PMID:26260406
Periconceptional folic acid fortification for the risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Maternal & child nutrition2016The record
2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints · 2 null
What it reported
How to read these marksEvery finding here is a null result.
What did not
2 findings
folic acid — no detected effect on gestational hypertension incidence
Evidence strength: very limited.FindingNull result“Pooled results indicated that folic acid fortification alone was not associated with the occurrence of gestational hypertension [relative risk (RR) = 1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.98-1.09, P = 0.267] and pre-eclampsia (RR = 0.99, 95% CI: 0.90-1.08, P = 0.738).”
Quoted verbatim from Periconceptional folic acid fortification for the risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Pregnant women in prospective studies of periconceptional folic acid alone
Effect 1.03 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.98 to 1.09
Periconceptional folic acid fortification for the risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.2016PMID:2626040610.1111/mcn.12209Permalink
folic acid — no detected effect on pre-eclampsia incidence
Evidence strength: very limited.FindingNull result“Pooled results indicated that folic acid fortification alone was not associated with the occurrence of gestational hypertension [relative risk (RR) = 1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.98-1.09, P = 0.267] and pre-eclampsia (RR = 0.99, 95% CI: 0.90-1.08, P = 0.738).”
Quoted verbatim from Periconceptional folic acid fortification for the risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Pregnant women in prospective studies of periconceptional folic acid alone
Effect 0.99 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.9 to 1.08
Periconceptional folic acid fortification for the risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.2016PMID:2626040610.1111/mcn.12209Permalink