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. 2014 Dec 17;28(7):915–923. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpu242

Table 3.

Association between the lipid genotype scores and risk for preeclampsia, preeclampsia replication population

Continuous Quartile P for trend
1 2 3 4
Total cholesterol
n (case/control subjects) 136/267 133/270 122/280 125/280
 Median (range) 29.5 (20.4–31.2) 32.5 (31.2–33.6) 34.6 (33.6–35.9) 37.6 (35.9–43.5)
 OR (95% CI)
  PCA adjusted 0.98 (0.95, 1.01) 1.00 (Ref) 1.01 (0.74, 1.38) 0.91 (0.67, 1.25) 0.85 (0.63, 1.16) 0.26
LDL cholesterol
n (case/control subjects) 130/273 140/263 131/272 115/289
 Median (range) 15.8 (7.5–17.5) 18.8 (17.5–19.9) 21.0 (19.9–22.4) 23.9 (22.4–29.4)
 OR (95% CI)
  PCA adjusted 0.98 (0.95, 1.02) 1.00 (Ref) 1.02 (0.75, 1.40) 1.07 (0.78, 1.46) 0.81 (0.59, 1.10) 0.16
HDL cholesterol
n (case/control subjects) 125/278 122/281 127/276 142/262
 Median (range) 19.4 (10.7–21.8) 23.2 (21.8–24.6) 25.9 (24.6–27.1) 28.7 (27.2–34.0)
 OR (95% CI)
  PCA adjusted 1.03 (1.00, 1.06) 1.00 (Ref) 0.98 (0.72, 1.35) 1.06 (0.77, 1.46) 1.31 (0.95, 1.81) 0.12
Triglycerides
n (case/control subjects) 133/270 133/270 113/290 137/267
 Median (range) 18.0 (11.0–19.2) 20.1 (19.2–21.0) 21.8 (21.0–22.8) 24.0 (22.8–29.6)
 OR (95% CI)
  PCA adjusted 1.00 (0.96, 1.05) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (0.73, 1.36) 0.76 (0.55, 1.05) 1.00 (0.73, 1.37) 0.84

P value for test for trend from Cochrane–Armitage test for trend. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; OR, odds ratio; PCA, principal components analysis for population stratification.