Table 1.
Demographic and reproductive characteristics as well as serum lipid biomarker levels [median (IQR) or N (%)] among 175 pregnant women in the Environment and Reproductive Health (EARTH) Study.
| Enrollment | |
| Age, years | 35.0 (32.0, 37.0) |
| Race, N (%) | |
| White | 154 (88) |
| Black | 5 (2) |
| Asian | 8 (5) |
| Other | 8 (5) |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 22.3 (21.2, 25.7) |
| Ever smoked, N (%) | 50 (29) |
| Graduate degree, N (%) | 105 (60) |
| Primary Infertility diagnosis, N (%) | |
| Male factor | 58 (33) |
| Female factor | 59 (33) |
| Unexplained | 58 (33) |
| Pregnancy | |
| Age, years | 35.0 (32.0, 38.0) |
| Cycle type, N (%) | |
| Without medical treatment | 29 (17) |
| IUI | 45 (26) |
| IVF | 101 (57) |
| Number of babies, N (%) | |
| Singleton (1) | 144 (82) |
| Twins (2) | 28 (16) |
| Triplet (3) | 3 (2) |
| Trimester of sample collection, N (%) | |
| 1st | 61 (35) |
| 2nd | 47 (27) |
| 3rd | 67 (38) |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 181 (111, 251) |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 229 (189, 280) |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 68.0 (58.0, 79.0) |
| Non-HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 161 (120, 206) |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 120 (92.0, 158) |