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Aspirin, birthweight, and large-for-gestational-age neonates: a secondary analysis of the ASPRE trial
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  • Daniel Rolnik,
  • Liona Poon,
  • Argyro Syngelaki,
  • Dave Wright,
  • Neil O'Gorman ,
  • Catalina de Paco Matallana,
  • R. Akolekar,
  • Deepa Janga,
  • Mandeep Singh,
  • Francesca Molina,
  • Nicola Persico,
  • Jacques Jani,
  • Walter Plasencia,
  • George Papaioannou,
  • Kinneret Tenenbaum-Gavish,
  • hamutal meiri,
  • Kypros Nicolaides
Daniel Rolnik
Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Liona Poon
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Argyro Syngelaki
Fetal Medicine Foundation
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Dave Wright
University of Exeter Department of Health and Community Sciences
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Neil O'Gorman
The Coombe Hospital
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Catalina de Paco Matallana
Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
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R. Akolekar
NHS Kent and Medway STP
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Deepa Janga
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
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Mandeep Singh
Burjeel Hospital
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Francesca Molina
Hospital Universitario San Cecilio
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Nicola Persico
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli Center
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Jacques Jani
CHU Brugmann
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Walter Plasencia
Grupo Hospiten
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George Papaioannou
Panepistemiako Geniko Nosokomeio Attikon
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Kinneret Tenenbaum-Gavish
Rabin Medical Center
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hamutal meiri
Hy Laboratories Ltd
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Kypros Nicolaides
Fetal Medicine Foundation
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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effects of aspirin on the distribution of birthweight and its impact on the rates of large-for-gestational age (LGA) neonates. Design: Secondary analysis of the Combined Multimarker Screening and Randomized Patient Treatment with Aspirin for Evidence-based Preeclampsia Prevention (ASPRE) trial. Setting: Thirteen hospitals in England, Spain, Belgium, Greece, Italy, and Israel. Population: Participants of the ASPRE trial at increased risk of preterm pre-eclampsia (PE) who had a live birth. Methods: We compared the birthweight distributions and the rates of LGA neonates between the trial groups. Analyses were stratified according to the presence of pre-existing diabetes mellitus and the development of pre-eclampsia, and logistic regression was used to investigate independent predictors of LGA neonates. Main Outcome Measures: Birthweight distribution and rate of LGA neonates. Results: Among 1,571 singleton, live neonates (777 from the aspirin group and 794 from the placebo group), aspirin was associated with a shift in birthweight from below 2,500 to between 2,500 and 4,000 grams, and birthweight percentile from below the 25 th to between the 25 th and 75 th percentiles, with no significant increase in LGA neonates (5.5% vs. 6.2%, p=0.667). Logistic regression demonstrated a significant interaction between treatment and pre-existing diabetes (p-value 0.034), and a positive association between maternal weight and LGA neonates (adjusted odds ratio 1.040, 95% confidence interval 1.030 – 1.051, p<0.001). Conclusions: Aspirin use is associated with increased birthweight without increasing the rate of LGA neonates. Among women with pre-existing diabetes, however, aspirin may lead to a higher rate of LGA neonates.
01 Nov 2024Submitted to BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
05 Nov 2024Submission Checks Completed
05 Nov 2024Assigned to Editor
05 Nov 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
09 Nov 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned