Roll-over test in primigravidae attending a public primary care service.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the roll-over test (ROT) performance in predicting pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) in primigravidae aged 15-29 years in a public primary care service. METHOD: Prospective cohort study enrolling 369 consecutive and initially normotensive primigravidae. The ROT was applied within 28-32 weeks of pregnancy. PIH was defined as diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 90 mm Hg or systolic blood pressure (SBP) 140 mm Hg, or a rise in DBP 15 mm Hg or a rise in SBP 30 mm Hg. The ROT prognostic properties were calculated, and a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was constructed. RESULTS: For the 20 mm Hg cutoff point, sensitivity was 20% and specificity was 93%. Positive and negative predictive values were, respectively, 23% and 92%, for a PIH cumulative incidence of 9.5%. With other cutoff points, the ROC curve showed a poor discriminatory value of the test. CONCLUSION: The ROT was not useful for predicting PIH in a primary prenatal care setting.

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Marcopito, L. F. (1997). Roll-over test in primigravidae attending a public primary care service. São Paulo Medical Journal = Revista Paulista de Medicina, 115(5), 1533–1536. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1516-31801997000500004

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