TABLE 3.

Maternal and fetal lipoprotein, apoA1, and apoE concentration

Parameter	NC (n = 17)	PE (n = 17)
Lipoprotein concentrations (mmol/l)a
Maternal TC	5.6 ± 2.2	6.4 ± 1.1
Fetal TC	2.6 ± 1.5b	1.7 ± 0.3b
Maternal TGs	2.2 ± 0.7	2.6 ± 0.6
Fetal TGs	1.1 ± 0.9b	0.7 ± 0.9b
Maternal HDL	1.5 ± 0.3	1.4 ± 0.9
Fetal HDL	0.9 ± 0.4b	0.6 ± 0.1b
Maternal LDL	3.5 ± 1.9	3.8 ± 0.1
Fetal LDL	1.2 ± 0.8b	0.8 ± 0.3b
apoA1 and apoE concentrations (g/l)
Maternal apoA1	19.3 ± 9.3	23.6 ± 7.4
Fetal apoA1	2.4 ± 0.9b	2.8 ± 1.4b
Maternal apoE	0.6 ± 0.4	1.0 ± 0.5c
Fetal apoE	0.4 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.1b,c

Data represented as mean ± SD. NC, normotensive control; PE, preeclampsia; OHC, hydroxycholesterol.

^aLipoprotein concentrations previously measured (21).

^bP < 0.05 between maternal and fetal samples.

^cP < 0.05 between normotensive controls and women with preeclampsia.