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. 2016 Sep 20;6:33831. doi: 10.1038/srep33831

Table 4. Association between parity and serum lipid levels.

Type of dyslipidemia Parity
0 1 2 ≥3
TG disorder, N (%) 67 (12.34) 551 (18.47) 185 (34.01) 56 (38.10)
Model 1 1.00 0.797 (0.590–1.077) 0.853 (0.573–1.268) 0.770 (0.462–1.285)
Model 2 1.00 0.883 (0.634–1.230) 0.858 (0.558–1.318) 0.822 (0.475–1.421)
Model 3 1.00 0.876 (0.628–1.224) 0.823 (0.534–1.268) 0.799 (0.460–1.391)
Model 4 1.00 0.871 (0.622–1.220) 0.837 (0.540–1.296) 0.846 (0.484–1.479)
TC disorder, N (%) 42 (7.73) 514 (17.23) 183 (33.64) 54 (36.73)
Model 1 1.00 0.713 (0.493–1.030) 0.502 (0.3180.793) 0.361 (0.2050.636)
Model 2 1.00 0.698 (0.477–1.022) 0.458 (0.2850.735) 0.348 (0.1950.623)
Model 3 1.00 0.679 (0.4630.996) 0.454 (0.2830.730) 0.361 (0.2010.648)
Model 4 1.00 0.682 (0.464–1.001) 0.457 (0.2840.736) 0.363 (0.2020.653)
LDL–C disorder, N (%) 11 (2.03) 207 (6.94) 77 (14.15) 24 (16.33)
Model 1 1.00 0.941 (0.486–1.820) 0.583 (0.274–1.241) 0.437 (0.183–1.043)
Model 2 1.00 0.884 (0.456–1.713) 0.529 (0.247–1.132) 0.430 (0.179–1.030)
Model 3 1.00 0.876 (0.452–1.700) 0.520 (0.243–1.113) 0.440 (0.183–1.057)
Model 4 1.00 0.857 (0.441–1.667) 0.509 (0.237–1.093) 0.433 (0.180–1.045)
HDL–C disorder, N (%) 83 (15.29) 492 (16.49) 97 (17.83) 23 (15.65)
Model 1 1.00 1.153 (0.874–1.521) 1.350 (0.897–2.032) 1.182 (0.656–2.128)
Model 2 1.00 1.247 (0.927–1.679) 1.370 (0.893–2.103) 1.197 (0.649–2.209)
Model 3 1.00 1.254 (0.928–1.694) 1.347 (0.875–2.075) 1.161 (0.622–2.166)
Model 4 1.00 1.256 (0.928–1.701) 1.345 (0.870–2.080) 1.209 (0.644–2.267)

Values are expressed as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).

TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol.

TG disorder, TG ≥ 1.7 mmol/L; TC disorder, TC ≥ 5.18 mmol/L; LDL-C disorder, LDL-C ≥ 3.37 mmol/L; HDL-C disorder, HDL-C < 1.04 mmol/L.

Model 1: adjusted for age.

Model 2: adjusted for age, BMI, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and eGFR.

Model 3: adjusted for age, BMI, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, eGFR, education level, and income.

Model 4: adjusted for age, BMI, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, eGFR, education level, income, MI, stroke, use of alcohol, antihypertensive medication, insulin or oral hypoglycemic agent, lipid-lower therapy, and estrogen replacement.