Risk factors associated with striae gravidarum - 24/08/11
Stanford, California
Abstract |
Background |
Striae gravidarum (SG) is a poorly characterized but common disfiguring condition of pregnancy.
Objective |
To better characterize the epidemiological factors associated with SG.
Methods |
An anonymous survey administered at Stanford Ambulatory Clinics sampled 161 women who had given birth.
Results |
Forty-eight-point-three percent of women with SG (43/89) versus 19.4% without SG (14/72) reported mothers with SG (odds ratio=7.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.7, 18.6). Forty-seven percent of women with SG (42/89 women) versus 18.1% without SG (13/72) reported additional relatives with SG (odds ratio=7.2, 95% CI 2.9, 18.2). Eighty-one percent of women with SG (68/84) versus 30.5% without SG (18/59) reported a history of breast or thigh striae (odds ratio=8.6, 95% CI 3.8, 19.9). Forty-seven percent of women with SG versus 17% without SG were non-white (odds ratio=4.2, 95% CI 1.9, 9.6).
Conclusion |
This study suggests that a history of breast or thigh striae, family history, and race is significantly predictive of SG development.
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Funding sources: None. Conflicts of interest: None identified. This work was presented as a poster and oral address at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, April 28-May 1, 2004. |
Vol 51 - N° 6
P. 881-885 - décembre 2004 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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