Comparison of serum zinc, serum calcium and serum magnesium levels between pre-eclampsia and normal pregnancies.

Objective: To compare the levels of serum zinc, serum calcium and serum magnesium between preeclamptic patients and normal pregnant women. Study Design: Retrospective/ Comparative study. Setting: Department of Obs & Gynae, Social Security Landhi Hospital Karachi. Period: March 2019 to October 2019. Material & Methods: 90 pregnant women were included for this research. Patients were divided into two groups randomly, Group-A (Pre-eclampsia) and Group-B (Normal pregnancies). 45 patients were included in each group. At the time of antenatal booking, in Group-A patients we advised CBC, LFT`s, Urine for Albumin, HbS. Ag, Anti HCV Antibody, Fasting blood sugar, serum zinc, serum calcium, serum magnesium level and ultra sound for fetal wellbeing while in Group-B patients only CBC, Fasting blood Sugar, Urine D/R, HbS Ag, Anti HCV antibody, serum calcium, serum zinc and serum magnesium level and ultra sound for fetal wellbeing. Compared mean age and B.M.I. of patients, mean gestational age, mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure, mean of serum zinc level, serum calcium level and serum magnesium level in both groups. Results: Serum Zinc, Serum Calcium and Serum Magnesium levels were significantly low in pre-eclamptic patients as compared with normal pregnant women. Conclusion: Mean serum zinc, calcium and magnesium level were low in pre-eclamptic patients.