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

Table 3.

Association between maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and preeclampsia by maternal characteristics, Collaborative Perinatal Project (1959–66)

Maternal serum 25(OH)D,
nmol/L
Cases
(n)
Unadjusted
incidence
Adjusted risk
difference (95% CI)
Adjustedb risk
ratio (95% CI)
<18 weeks at blood sampling
  <30 53 .023 0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
  30–<50 61 .019 −.001 (−.009, .007) .96 (.62, 1.5)
  50–<75 41 .014 −.004 (−.013, .006) .81 (.49, 1.3)
  ≥75 24 .018 .002 (−.010, .014) 1.1 (.60, 1.9)
18–22 weeks at blood sampling
  <30 53 .029 0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
  30–<50 70 .031 .0002 (−.008, .009) 1.0 (.64, 1.6)
  50–<75 44 .026 −.002 (−.011, .008) .91 (.55, 1.5)
  ≥75 33 .031 .004 (−.009, .017) 1.2 (.64, 2.2)
22–26 weeks at blood sampling
  <30 79 .031 0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
  30–<50 116 .032 .002 (−.004, .009) 1.1 (.80, 1.6)
  50–<75 86 .028 −.001 (−.007, .005) .93 (.62, 1.4)
  ≥75 57 .029 .002 (−.006, .010) 1.1 (.69, 1.8)
Pregravid BMI<25 kg/m2
  <30 130 .025 0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
  30–<50 180 .024 .001 (−.004, .005) 1.1 (.79, 1.4)
  50–<75 134 .021 −.002 (−.006, .003) .91 (.67, 1.2)
  ≥75 81 .021 0 (−.006, .006) .99 (.69, 1.4)
Pregravid BMI≥25 kg/m2
  <30 55 .037 .0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
  30–<50 67 .040 .003 (−.010, .016) 1.1 (.69, 1.7)
  50–<75 37 .030 −.005 (−.019, .009) .80 (.46, 1.4)
  ≥75 33 .056 .015 (−.006, .037) 1.6 (.87, 2.8)
White race
  <30 36 .020 0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
  30–<50 83 .021 −.002 (−.010, .007) .92 (.58, 1.5)
  50–<75 86 .018 −.004 (−.013, .004) .79 (.50, 1.3)
  ≥75 65 .020 −.003 (−.012, .006) .87 (.54, 1.4)
Nonwhite race
  <30 149 .031 0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
  30–<50 164 .032 .002 (−.003, .007) 1.1 (.83, 1.4)
  50–<75 85 .028 −.002 (−.008, .004) .91 (.66, 1.3)
  ≥75 49 .040 .007 (−.001, .014) 1.4 (.91, 2.1)
Nulliparous
  <30 94 .046 0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
  30–<50 130 .046 .007 (−.009, .024) 1.2 (.82, 1.6)
  50–<75 92 .033 −.006 (−.022, .011) .87 (.60, 1.3)
  ≥75 56 .037 .002 (−.018, .023) 1.0 (.67, 1.6)
Parous
  <30 91 .020 0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
  30–<50 117 .019 0 (−.006, .006) .98 (.72, 1.3)
  50–<75 79 .016 −.001 (−.008, .006) .94 (.66, 1.3)
  ≥75 58 .020 .004 (−.004, .013) 1.2 (.82, 1.8)
b

Adjusted for maternal race, prepregnancy body mass index, parity, socioeconomic status, smoking status, and season of blood sampling. A statistical interaction term was included in models to generate linear combinations of interest.