Fetal sex I 22 studies Aim: to conduct a systematic review and Pooled analyses of these studies () meta-analysis to objectively evaluate the showed no association between male 3,163,735 relationship between fetal sex and maternal fetal sex and maternal risk of women risk of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. (RR 1.01; 95%CI 0.97 to 1.05); however, a subgroup Methods: Studies from January 1950 to April analysis including only studies that 2015 were identified from PUBMED and evaluated the non-Asian population EMBASE. Selection criteria: This systematic (n=2,931,771) demonstrated that male review and meta-analysis evaluated 22 fetal sex was associated with increased articles reporting data on fetal sex and maternal risk of pre-eclampsia/ prevalence of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. eclampsia (RR 1.05; 95%CI 1.03 to 1.06; Data collection and analysis: Data were P=0.33). extracted by two independent reviewers. Pooled estimates of the relative risk (RR) were calculated by random-effects model.
Fetal sex () I 22 studies 3,163,735 women Aim: to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to objectively evaluate the relationship between fetal sex and maternal risk of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. Methods: Studies from January 1950 to April 2015 were identified from PUBMED and EMBASE. Selection criteria: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 22 articles reporting data on fetal sex and prevalence of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. Data collection and analysis: Data were extracted by two independent reviewers. Pooled estimates of the relative risk (RR) were calculated by random-effects model. Pooled analyses of these studies showed no association between male fetal sex and maternal risk of (RR 1.01; 95%CI 0.97 to 1.05); however, a subgroup analysis including only studies that evaluated the non-Asian population (n=2,931,771) demonstrated that male fetal sex was associated with increased maternal risk of pre-eclampsia/ eclampsia (RR 1.05; 95%CI 1.03 to 1.06; P=0.33).
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