Relation between first trimester maternal serum leptin levels and body mass index in normotensive and pre-eclamptic pregnancies – Role of leptin as a marker of pre-eclampsia: A prospective case–control study

Abstract

Increased leptin concentration can definitely contribute to the prediction of pre-eclampsia in lean women, but this is not the case in overweight women. Further research in terms of longitudinal case-control studies is required to clarify the predictive value of pre-eclampsia.