Rates of  Preeclampsia and Post-preeclamptic Cardiovascular Disease Among US Military Servicewomen: A Retrospective Case-cohort Study

CONCLUSION: In this study, we report overall higher incidence of PE in military women than what is published for civilian women in all races and across all services. Importantly, we do not find significantly higher numbers of PE and post-PE CVD for African American, compared to White women in the military. Our study is not designed to address differences between military and civilian PE epidemiology, but these results deserve further exploration. This study shines light on a health risk unique to women, which we found to be more prevalent in the US Military than published civilian population. Further study to determine the details of long-term morbidity, disability, and death attributable to PE (CVD, stroke, and kidney diseases) are needed to design optimal medical management protocols, ensure readiness for duty, and protect our Women Warfighters.PMID:37540580 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad300
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research