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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2014 Feb 15;24(5):399–403.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.02.001

Table 2.

Associations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D Concentration with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Data from 1591 Participants of Project Viva.

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Outcome Cases / Eligible OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI
Preeclampsia 56/1591
  Continuous 25(OH)D (per 25 nmol/L) 0.89 0.62, 1.26 0.94 0.64, 1.39 1.15 0.79, 1.69 1.14 0.77, 1.67
  Category of 25(OH)D
    < 25 nmol/L 4/81 1.30 0.37, 4.53 1.08 0.28, 4.23 0.57 0.13, 2.44 0.60 0.14, 2.56
    25 - <50 nmol/L 16/472 1.03 0.52, 2.05 0.97 0.47, 1.98 0.78 0.37, 1.61 0.79 0.38, 1.65
    50 - <75 nmol/L 25/743 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
    ≥ 75 nmol/L 11/295 1.12 0.52, 2.42 1.16 0.53, 2.55 1.33 0.59, 2.99 1.34 0.60, 3.01
Gestational hypertension 109/1591
  Continuous 25(OH)D (per 25 nmol/L) 1.25 0.98, 1.58 1.18 0.91, 1.54 1.31 1.00, 1.70 1.32 1.01, 1.72
  Category of 25(OH)D
    <25 nmol/L 2/81 0.33 0.05, 2.13 0.47 0.07, 3.24 0.36 0.05, 2.54 0.34 0.05, 2.40
    25 - < 50 nmol/L 33/472 1.08 0.66, 1.78 1.16 0.69, 1.95 1.02 0.60, 1.72 0.98 0.57, 1.66
    50 - <75 nmol/L 48/743 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
    ≥ 75 nmol/L 26/295 1.39 0.79, 2.43 1.37 0.78, 2.42 1.46 0.82, 2.60 1.46 0.82, 2.60

Model 1. Unadjusted

Model 2. Adjusted for maternal age, race/ethnicity, smoking, education, marital status, parity, season of last menstrual period, and gestational age at blood draw

Model 3. Model 2 + pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain (up to the time of blood collection)

Model 4. Model 3 + 2nd trimester physical activity and 2nd trimester dietary intakes of fish and calcium

Abbreviations: 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio