Table 3.
Maternal lipid profile in normal pregnancy and pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction and a combination of PE and FGR. Results are presented as median ± interquartile range for each continuous variable
| Maternal Data | Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | PE only | FGR only | PE + FGR | |
| Median (Quartiles 25, 75) | Median (Quartiles 25, 75) | Median (Quartiles 25, 75) | Median (Quartiles 25, 75) | |
| Number of samples | 20 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| TC mmol/L | 6.6 (6.1, 7.5) | 7.2 (5.9, 8.0) | 6.9 (6.0, 7.5) | 6.2 (5.5, 6.7) |
| HDL mmol/L | 1.8 (1.6, 1.9) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.1) | 1.6 (1.3, 1.9) | 1.5 (1.3, 2.1) |
| LDL mmol/L | 3.6 (2.4, 4.6) | 3.7 (2.2, 4.3) | 3.6 (3.0, 4.1) | 2.9 (2.6, 3.0) |
| TC/HDL ratio | 3.8 (3.4, 4.7) | 3.8 (3.3, 4.9) | 4.0 (3.0, 4.7) | 3.7 (2.9, 4.9) |
| TG mmol/L | 2.99 (2.23, 4.11) | 4.21*† (3.39, 4.93) | 2.62 (1.85, 3.19) | 2.99 (2.19, 5.31) |
| Apo A1 g/L | 1.91 (1.65, 2.19) | 2.06 (1.87, 2.39) | 1.87 (1.71, 2.02) | 1.91 (1.78, 2.22) |
| Apo B g/L | 1.44 (1.12, 1.82) | 1.38 (1.19, 1.63) | 1.44 (1.26, 1.53) | 1.24 (1.08, 1.53) |
| Apo B: Apo A1 |
0.69 (0.60, 0.98) |
0.63 (0.59, 0.81) |
0.75 (0.59, 0.87) |
0.67 (0.47, 0.72) |
*Statistically significant difference from normal pregnancy p < 0.05. † Statistically significant difference from FGR p < 0.05