Rationale for using clinical indicators to stratify pregnant women according to risk of preeclampsia severity

Tezikov Yu.V., Lipatov I.S., Khalitova A.I., Tyutyunnik V.L., Kan N.E., Yurasova E.V., Rudneva A.A., Garazhankin A.D.

1) Samara State Medical University, Samara, Russia; 2) Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of using clinical indicators to stratify pregnant women based on preeclampsia severity.
Materials and methods: Ninety-nine pregnant women with moderate preeclampsia were studied, including 48 with progression to severe preeclampsia (group I) and 51 without progression to severe preeclampsia (group II). The control group consisted of 30 healthy women with healthy pregnancies (group III). The examination was performed at hospital admission with moderate preeclampsia and included the progression of preeclampsia to severe preeclampsia. It comprises the determination of the type of 24-hour blood pressure (24h BP) profile, assessment of the frequency of nocturia (NU), periods of gestational sleep apnea, subjective evaluation of sleep characteristics, and the distribution of adipose tissue.
Results: A comparative analysis of high-risk factors for preeclampsia, timing of preeclampsia manifestation, concomitant pregnancy complications, and diagnostic criteria for preeclampsia revealed a lack of predictive capability of the indicators regarding the severity of this pregnancy complication. Analysis of the examination findings using descriptive statistics, univariate and multivariate logistic regression, ROC analysis, and clinical epidemiology tests enabled the development of a prognostic risk stratification model for identifying pregnant women at a high risk of developing severe preeclampsia. The most effective variables were the pathological types of 24-h BP and quantitative assessment of NU (AUC=0.849 –"very good" quality, 95% CI 0.735–0.923, p<0.001). Calculation of the main performance characteristics of clinical epidemiology showed a higher prognostic significance of the model compared to individual clinical criteria (Se=85.3 %, Sp=79.2 %, p<0.001).
Conclusion: A comprehensive clinical approach to predicting severe preeclampsia using the calculation of an integral indicator, has proven its validity and potential for timely diagnosis of early clinical manifestations of the pathological process. This ensures a rational choice of obstetric strategies and addresses the critical issue of preventing life-threatening obstetric complications.

Authors’ contributions: Khalitova A.I., Yurasova E.V., Rudneva A.A., Garazhankin A.D. – data collection and analysis; 
Tezikov Yu.V., Lipatov I.S. – conception and design of the study, review of the relevant literature, drafting of the manuscript; Tyutyunnik V.L., Kan N.E. – data interpretation, editing of the manuscript.
Conflicts of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Funding: There was no funding for this study.
Ethical Approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Samara State Medical University.
Patient Consent for Publication: All patients provided informed consent for the publication of their data.
Authors' Data Sharing Statement: The data supporting the findings of this study are available upon request from the corresponding author after approval from the principal investigator.
For citation: Tezikov Yu.V., Lipatov I.S., Khalitova A.I., Tyutyunnik V.L., Kan N.E., Yurasova E.V., 
Rudneva A.A., Garazhankin A.D. Rationale for using clinical indicators to 
stratify pregnant women according to risk of preeclampsia severity.  
 Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2025; (1): 44-54 (in Russian)
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2024.255

Keywords

preeclampsia
severe preeclampsia
prognosis
nocturia
24-hour blood pressure profile
apnea
insomnia
insulin resistance

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Received 18.10.2024

Accepted 18.12.2024

About the Authors

Yurii V. Tezikov, Professor, Dr. Med. Sci., Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Samara State Medical University,
Ministry of Health of Russia, 443099, Russia, Samara, Chapaevskaya str., 89, +7(846)958-24-18, yra.75@inbox.ru, Researcher ID: С-6187-2018, SPIN: 2896-6986,
Author ID: 161372, Scopus Author ID: 6603787595, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8946-501X
Igor S. Lipatov, Professor, Dr. Med. Sci., Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Samara State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, 443099, Russia, Samara, Chapaevskaya str., 89, +7(846)958-24-18, i.lipatoff2012@yandex.ru, Researcher ID: С-5060-2018, SPIN: 9625-2947, Author ID: 161371, Scopus Author ID: 6603787595, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7277-7431
Anastasia I. Khalitova, 6 th year student of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Samara State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, 443099, Russia, Samara, Chapaevskaya str., 89, +7(846)958-24-18, nsts.nvk@yandex.ru, SPIN: 6245-2050, Authors ID: 1146911, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4604-9099
Victor L. Tyutyunnik, Professor, Dr. Med. Sci., Leading Researcher at Research and Development Service, Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia, 117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparin str., 4, +7(903)969-50-41, tioutiounnik@mail.ru,
Researcher ID: B-2364-2015, SPIN: 1963-1359, Authors ID: 213217, Scopus Author ID: 56190621500, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5830-5099
Natalia E. Kan, Professor, Dr. Med. Sci., Deputy Director of Science, Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia, 117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparin str., 4, +7(926)220-86-55, kan-med@mail.ru, Researcher ID: B-2370-2015,
SPIN: 5378-8437, Authors ID: 624900, Scopus Author ID: 57008835600, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5087-5946
Ekaterina V. Yurasova, 4 th year student of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Samara State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, 443099, Russia, Samara, Chapaevskaya str., 89, +7(846)958-24-18, kate163ura@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2077-6301
Anastasia A. Rudneva, 5 th year student of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Samara State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, 443099, Russia, Samara, Chapaevskaya str., 89, +7(846)958-24-18, rudneva2002nastia@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6867-6894
Anton D. Garazhankin, 6 th year student of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Samara State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, 443099, Russia, Samara, Chapaevskaya str., 89, +7(846)958-24-18, garazankin2012@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8863-3242

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