The Influence of Body Mass Index (BMI) on Pre-Eclampsia in Pregnant Women at the Purwasari Community Health Center, Karawang Regency Year 2023
Abstract
Background: Preeclampsia is a specific condition in pregnancy which is characterized by placental dysfunction and maternal response to systemic inflammation with endothelial activation and coagulation. Pregnant women with an obese body mass index (BMI) have an increased risk of high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, labor induction, gestational diabetes, increased risk of cesarean delivery, premature labor, malformations and birth defects. .
Purpose of Writing: The purpose of writing this thesis is to determine the effect of Body Mass Index (BMI) on the incidence of preeclampsia in pregnant women at the Purwasari Community Health Center, Karawang Regency in 2023.Research method: using quantitative research, where the researcher aims to find the influence between variables with a research design using descriptive analytics with a cross sectional design.Research Results: Of the 81 respondents, none had an underweight BMI. And those who had a normal BMI in mothers who experienced preeclampsia were 11 people (45.8%) while those who did not experience preeclampsia were 13 people (54.2%). And those who were overweight experienced preeclampsia as many as 47 people (82.5%) while those who did not experience preeclampsia were 10 people (17.5%). Through the chisquare test, the P result was 0.001 < P value 0.05, meaning that there is a significant influence of Body Mass Index (BMI) on the incidence of preeclampsia at the Purwasari Community Health Center, Karawang Regency in 2023Conclusion: There is a significant influence of Body Mass Index (BMI) on the incidence of preeclampsia at the Purwasari Community Health Center, Karawang Regency in 2023 because the P result is 0.001 < P value 0.05, with an odds ratio value of 0.063 - 0.516, which means that mothers who experience overweight BMI are at least at least 0.063 times greater risk and at most 0.516 times greater risk of suffering from preeclampsia compared to mothers who have a normal BMI.
Suggestion: It is hoped that pregnant women will care more about their pregnancy and often check with health workers, especially community health centers so that community health centers can carry out screening.
