Table 3.
Lipid profile of maternal and cord blood plasma
| Maternal plasma (n = 32) |
Cord plasma (n = 25) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipids mg/dl | NW (n = 17) |
OB (n = 15) |
NW (n = 13) |
OB (n = 12) |
| TC | 252 (197–329) |
230* (149–282) |
58 (48–70) |
50† (33–68) |
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| HDL-c | 70 (28–101) |
59 (29–92) |
27 (19–34) |
19* (13–31) |
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| LDL-c | 144 (75–210) |
118† (75–184) |
28 (22–432) |
25 (17–34) |
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| TG | 211 (120–538) |
194 (108–382) |
21 (16–37) |
27 (16–56) |
TC, total cholesterol; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.
Data are presented as median (range).
*
P < 0.05, NW versus OB.
†
P < 0.1 NW versus OB.