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. 2022 Apr 18;22:333. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04647-6

Table 2.

Associations of maternal lipid profile in early pregnancy with embryonic growth in whole population, women with normal pre-pregnancy weight and overweight women

Study population (n = 1474) Crude model Adjusted model Fully adjusted model
Whole group Normal weight Overweight Whole group Normal weight Overweight Whole group Normal weight Overweight
β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI)
Total cholesterol, mmol/L
 Lowest tertile MoM (< 0.94) − 0.03 (− 0.15; 0.09) − 0.08 (− 0.23; 0.07) 0.01 (− 0.26; 0.28) − 0.07 (− 0.20; 0.07) − 0.08 (− 0.24; 0.09) − 0.13 (− 0.44; 0.17) − 0.06 (− 0.20; 0.07) − 0.07 (− 0.24; 0.10) − 0.14 (− 0.46; 0.17)
 Second tertile MoM (0.94–1.08) Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Highest tertile MoM (> 1.08) 0.02 (− 0.10; 0.14) − 0.001 (− 0.15; 0.15) 0.12 (− 0.13; 0.37) − 0.02 (− 0.15; 0.11) − 0.03 (− 0.20; 0.13) − 0.02 (− 0.30; 0.26) − 0.02 (− 0.15; 0.11) − 0.05 (− 0.22; 0.12) − 0.04 (− 0.32; 0.25)
 Trend analyses MoM 0.09 (− 0.19; 0.37) 0.21 (− 0.15; 0.56) 0.15 (− 0.47; 0.77) 0.13 (− 0.19; 0.44) 0.13 (− 0.26; 0.51) 0.13 (− 0.56; 0.82) 0.11 (− 0.21; 0.43) − 0.40 (− 1.38; 0.57) 0.07 (− 0.32; 0.47)
Triglycerides, mmol/L
 Lowest tertile MoM (< 0.87) − 0.08 (− 0.20; 0.04) − 0.12 (− 0.26; 0.03) 0.06 (− 0.24; 0.36) − 0.08 (− 0.21; 0.06) − 0.09 (− 0.25; 0.07) 0.03 (− 0.30; 0.36) − 0.08 (− 0.21; 0.06) − 0.09 (− 0.25; 0.07) 0.05 (− 0.28; 0.39)
 Second tertile MoM (0.87–1.18) Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Highest tertile MoM (> 1.18) 0.04 (− 0.08; 0.16) − 0.01 (− 0.16; 0.15) 0.18 (− 0.07; 0.43) 0.04 (− 0.10; 0.18) − 0.06 (− 0.23; 0.11) 0.23 (− 0.05; 0.50) 0.06 (− 0.07; 0.20) − 0.06 (− 0.23; 0.12) 0.28 (− 0.01; 0.56)
 Trend analyses MoM 0.16 (0.05; 0.38) 0.12 (− 0.03; 0.28) 0.29 (0.04; 0.53) 0.15 (0.01; 0.28) 0.02 (− 0.15; 0.18) 0.35 (0.10; 0.61) 0.17 (0.03; 0.30) 0.03 (− 0.15; 0.20) 0.44 (0.15; 0.72)
HDL-c, mmol/L
 Lowest tertile MoM (< 0.92) 0.04 (− 0.08; 0.16) 0.01 (− 0.14; 0.17) 0.18 (− 0.08; 0.43) 0.08 (− 0.06; 0.22) 0.06 (− 0.11; 0.24) 0.13 (− 0.16; 0.43) 0.10 (− 0.04; 0.23) 0.09 (− 0.09; 0.26) 0.15 (− 0.15; 0.45)
 Second tertile MoM (0.92–1.08) Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Highest tertile MoM (> 1.08) 0.04 (− 0.08; 0.16) 0.07 (− 0.08; 0.22) − 0.03 (− 0.31; 0.25) 0.05 (− 0.08; 0.19) 0.06 (− 0.10; 0.22) − 0.03 (− 0.34; 0.28) 0.05 (− 0.08; 0.18) 0.07 (− 0.09; 0.23) − 0.05 (− 0.37; 0.27)
 Trend analyses MoM − 0.01 (− 0.26; 0.25) 0.17 (− 0.16; 0.50) −0.51 (− 1.07; 0.06) 0.03 (− 0.28; 0.32) 0.18 (− 0.20; 0.55) −0.39 (− 1.03; 0.25) −0.01 (− 0.32; 0.29) 0.15 (− 0.23; 0.54) −0.48 (− 1.16; 0.20)
LDL-c, mmol/L
 Lowest tertile MoM (< 0.88) 0.04 (−0.08; 0.17) 0.01 (−0.14; 0.16) −0.09 (− 0.37; 0.19) −0.01 (− 0.15; 0.13) −0.06 (− 0.22; 0.11) −0.05 (− 0.37; 0.27) −0.01 (− 0.15; 0.13) −0.04 (− 0.21; 0.13) −0.05 (− 0.38; 0.28)
 Second tertile MoM (0.88–1.13) Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Highest tertile MoM (> 1.13) 0.03 (−0.09; 0.15) 0.03 (− 0.12; 0.19) 0.03 (− 0.22; 0.27) −0.01 (− 0.14; 0.12) −0.04 (− 0.21; 0.13) 0.02 (− 0.25; 0.30) −0.01 (− 0.15; 0.12) −0.05 (− 0.22; 0.12) 0.01 (− 0.27; 0.29)
 Trend analyses MoM −0.02 (− 0.18; 0.15) 0.03 (− 0.18; 0.25) 0.10 (− 0.26; 0.47) 0.01 (− 0.18; 0.20) 0.03 (−0.20; 0.26) 0.02 (− 0.39; 0.43) 0.004 (− 0.19; 0.19) −0.01 (− 0.24; 0.23) 0.001 (− 0.42; 0.42)
Remnant cholesterol, mmol/L
 Lowest tertile MoM (< 0.87) −0.08 (− 0.20; 0.04) −0.13 (− 0.28; 0.02) 0.09 (− 0.21; 0.38) −0.08 (− 0.21; 0.06) −0.10 (− 0.25; 0.06) 0.06 (− 0.27; 0.39) −0.08 (− 0.21; 0.06) −0.10 (− 0.26; 0.06) 0.09 (− 0.25; 0.42)
 Second tertile MoM (0.87–1.17) Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Highest tertile MoM (> 1.17) 0.05 (−0.08; 0.17) − 0.04 (− 0.20; 0.12) 0.24 (− 0.01; 0.49) 0.04 (− 0.10; 0.18) −0.08 (− 0.25; 0.09) 0.27 (− 0.003; 0.55) 0.06 (− 0.08; 0.20) −0.08 (− 0.25; 0.10) 0.32 (0.04; 0.61)
 Trend analyses MoM 0.17 (0.05; 0.29) 0.13 (− 0.02; 0.29) 0.29 (0.05; 0.53) 0.15 (0.02; 0.29) 0.02 (− 0.15; 0.19) 0.35 (0.09; 0.61) 0.17 (0.04; 0.31) 0.03 (− 0.15; 0.20) 0.44 (0.15; 0.72)
Non-HDL-c, mmol/L
 Lowest tertile MoM (< 0.89) 0.03 (−0.09; 0.15) 0.02 (− 0.13; 0.17) −0.13 (− 0.41; 0.15) −0.01 (− 0.14; 0.13) −0.003 (− 0.17; 0.16) −0.22 (− 0.54; 0.09) −0.01 (− 0.15; 0.13) 0.01 (− 0.16; 0.18) −0.23 (− 0.55; 0.10)
 Second tertile MoM (0.89–1.11) Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Highest tertile MoM (> 1.11) 0.07 (−0.05; 0.19) 0.09 (− 0.06; 0.25) 0.03 (− 0.22; 0.27) 0.05 (− 0.09; 0.18) 0.03 (− 0.14; 0.20) −0.03 (− 0.30; 0.24) 0.05 (− 0.09; 0.18) 0.02 (− 0.16; 0.19) −0.04 (− 0.32; 0.24)
 Trend analyses MoM 0.06 (− 0.12; 0.24) 0.09 (− 0.14; 0.32) 0.25 (− 0.15; 0.66) 0.08 (−0.13; 0.28) 0.03 (− 0.21; 0.28) 0.21 (− 0.24; 0.67) 0.08 (− 0.13; 0.28) 0.01 (−0.25; 0.26) 0.21 (− 0.26; 0.68)
TG/HDL-c ratio
 Lowest tertile MoM (< 0.83) −0.07 (−0.19; 0.05) − 0.01 (− 0.16; 0.13) −0.15 (− 0.45; 0.15) −0.04 (− 0.17; 0.09) 0.003 (− 0.15; 0.16) −0.11 (− 0.44; 0.22) −0.04 (− 0.17; 0.09) 0.01 (− 0.15; 0.17) −0.15 (− 0.49; 0.18)
 Second tertile MoM (0.83–1.23) Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Highest tertile MoM (> 1.23) 0.01 (−0.11; 0.13) 0.02 (− 0.14; 0.18) 0.10 (− 0.16; 0.35) 0.05 (− 0.09; 0.19) −0.01 (− 0.19; 0.16) 0.26 (− 0.03; 0.54) 0.07 (− 0.07; 0.21) 0.002 (− 0.18; 0.18) 0.28 (−0.01; 0.57)
 Trend analyses MoM 0.06 (−0.01; 0.13) 0.03 (− 0.06; 0.12) 0.15 (0.01; 0.29) 0.04 (− 0.03; 0.12) −0.02 (− 0.12; 0.07) 0.16 (0.01; 0.31) 0.06 (− 0.02; 0.13) −0.01 (− 0.11; 0.09) 0.26 (0.06; 0.45)

Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MoM Multiple of the median, n.a. not applicable. Values are SDS with the 95% CI and are based on linear regression models. Crude model: univariate regression analysis. Adjusted model: crude model additionally adjusted for maternal age, parity, educational level, ethnicity, smoking and folic acid supplement use. Fully adjusted model: adjusted model additionally adjusted for maternal glucose concentrations. Estimates of MoM trend analyses represent the unit increase in the outcome per 1 multiple of the median increase in lipid, compared to the reference category