Observational studyBMC research notes2026
Calcium and zinc status and risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women with varying seafood intake in Ambon City: a case-control study.
Observational study in BMC research notes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundPreeclampsia is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, often influenced by maternal nutrition. Calcium and zinc are essential micronutrients implicated in the prevention of preeclampsia. This study examines their levels in pregnant women consuming seafood in Ambon City as a local data that could support global data.
methodsThis analytical observational study used a case-control design. Calcium and zinc levels were assessed in 120 pregnant women (60 with preeclampsia, 60 without preeclampsia) attending medical facilities in Ambon from June to October 2024. Statistical analyses, including Chi-square tests, were performed. A P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
resultsPregnant women with preeclampsia in Ambon City had lower calcium levels than those without preeclampsia, especially among those consuming less than four pieces of sea fish per day (≈ 120 g each) (borderline (OR = 3.143, p = 0.053)). Zinc levels showed no significant difference. Women with preeclampsia had a 10.286-fold increased likelihood of low calcium levels.
conclusionIn Ambon City, pregnant women with preeclampsia have lower calcium levels than those without, while zinc levels remain similar between both groups. Higher fish consumption (at least four medium-sized pieces per day) is linked to higher calcium levels in both preeclamptic and non-preeclamptic women, but zinc levels are unaffected by fish intake.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.