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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epidemiology. 2014 Mar;25(2):207–214. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000039

Table 2.

Association between maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) at ≤26 weeks and preeclampsia, mild preeclampsia, and severe preeclampsia, Collaborative Perinatal Project (1959–1965)

Maternal serum
25(OH)D, nmol/L
Cases
(n)
Unadjusted
Incidencea
Unadjusted risk
difference (95% CI)
Adjustedb risk
difference (95% CI)
Unadjusted risk
ratio (95% CI)
Adjustedb risk
ratio (95% CI)
Preeclampsia (mild and severe)
<30 185 .028 ref ref ref ref
30-<50 247 .027 −.0009 (−.006, .005) .001 (−.003, .006) .97 (.78, 1.2) 1.1 (.84, 1.3)
50-<75 171 .022 −.005 (−.011, −.0001) −.002 (−.006, .003) .79 (.63, .99) .90 (.69, 1.2)
≥75 114 .026 −.002 (−.008, .005) .002 (−.004, .008) .93 (.71, 1.2) 1.1 (.89, 1.5)
1-standard deviation c increase −.002 (−.004, .0003) .002 (−.015, .010) .93 (.85, 1.0) .99 (.89, 1.1)
Mild preeclampsia
<30 144 .022 ref ref ref ref
30-<50 179 .020 −.002 (−.006, .003) 0 (−.003, .003) .91 (.72, 1.2) 1.0 (.77, 1.3)
50-<75 137 .018 −.004 (−.009, .001) −.001 (−.004, .002) .80 (.62, 1.0) .92 (.69, 1.2)
≥75 100 .023 .001 (−.005, .007) .003 (−.001, .007) 1.0 (.79, 1.4) 1.3 (.90, 1.7)
1-standard deviation c increase −.0004 (−.002, .001) .003 (−.007, .012) .98 (.89, 1.1) 1.0 (.93, 1.2)
Severe preeclampsia
<30 41 .0063 ref ref ref ref
30-<50 68 .0076 .001 (−.002, .004) .003 (−.002, .008) 1.2 (.76, 1.7) 1.3 (.86, 2.0)
50-<75 34 .0045 −.002 (−.004, .001) −.001 (−.006, .003) .74 (.46, 1.2) .87 (.87, 1.4)
≥75 14 .0032 −.003 (−.006, −.0004) −.003 (−.009, .003) .51 (.27, .96) .69 (.32, 1.4)
1-standard deviation c increase −.002 (−.003, −.0006) −.002 (−.003, .0002) .73 (.61, .90) .79 (.62, .99)
a

Incidence is based on the weighted sample.

b

Adjusted for maternal race, prepregnancy body mass index, parity, socioeconomic status, smoking status, latitude of study site, season of blood sampling, gestational age at blood sampling, and trimester of entry to prenatal care.

c

1 SD is 28 nmol/L.