Enoch Anto

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Objective The study used both subjective, Suboptimal Health Status (SHS) concept along with objective, biomarkers of oxidative stress (OS): 8-OHdG, 8-epi-PGF2α and total antioxidant capacity (TAC); and angiogenic growth mediators (AGMs): VEGF-A, sFlt-1, PlGF and soluble endoglin (sEng) for predicting early-onset (EO) and late-onset (LO) preeclampsia (PE) Design A hospital-based longitudinal nested case-control study Setting Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana Population/Sample Singleton normotensive pregnancies (NTN-P) at baseline W1 (10-20th week gestation) (n= 593) of which 498 (197 developed PE) completed the study. Methods: The overall health status of the NTN-P participants was assessed at W1 and categorised as SHS and optimal health status (OHS) using a validated SHS questionnaire-25. Participants were followed at W2 (21-31st week, mid-pregnancy) and 32-42nd week. Samples were collected and analysed for biomarkers of OS and AGMs at the three-time points. Main Outcome Measures Receiver operative characteristics curve analysis was performed for the single and combined W1 and W2 biomarkers of OS and AGMs for predicting PE and its subtypes (EO-PE and LO-PE) Results Compared to single biomarkers of OS and AGMs, their combined ratios particularly, the W2 8-OHdG/PIGF ratio was a potent biomarker for PE [AUC=0.93]. Additionally, 8-OHdG/PIGF ratio best identified SHS-pregnant women who later developed EO-PE [AUC=0.97] and LO-PE [AUC=0.93]. Moreover, 8-OHdG/PIGF ratio best identified OHS-pregnant women who later developed EO-PE [AUC=0.94] and LO-PE (AUC=0.94). Conclusion Combination of biomarkers of OS and AGMs, particularly, mid-pregnancy 8-OHdG/PlGF ratio is a potent biomarker for PE and its subtypes.