Does the fibrinogen/albumin ratio predict the prognosis of pregnancies with abortus imminens?
Open Access
- 24 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Saudi Medical Journal in SciVee
- Vol. 42 (3), 255-263
- https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.3.20200695
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the fibrinogen/albumin ratio (FAR) of pregnant women with abortus imminens (AI) and its prognostic value for predicting spontaneous abortion. Methods: A total 102 early pregnancies, 52 had been diagnosed with AI and 50 ages and body mass index matched healthy control pregnant women were included in this prospective observational study conducted in the Research and Training Hospital, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey between September 2019 and August 2020. Fibrinogen/albumin values were compared between AI and control group. Results: The rate of spontaneous abortion in AI pregnancies was 26.9% in our study population. Fibrinogen/albumin ratio levels were higher in AI pregnancies than in controls (p=0.0088). The regression analysis have shown that the increased FAR value (odds ratio [OR]: 7.3116 [95% CI: 1.3119 to 40.7507]; p=0.0232) was an independent marker for spontaneous abortion prediction in AI pregnancies. Conclusion: Pregnancies with AI have increased levels of FAR compared to healthy pregnancies. Fibrinogen/albumin ratio is an independent marker for predicting spontaneous abortion.Keywords
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