Table 2 Blood lipid Intervals during early and late pregnancy by maternal BMI category
Early Pregnancy (13 weeks’ gestation) | ||||||||||||
Total Group (n = 284) | BMI < 25 (n = 136) | BMI 25–29.99 (n = 104) | BMI ≥ 30 (n = 42) | |||||||||
Percentile | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 |
Total cholesterol | 1.75 | 4.58 | 6.73 | 1.59 | 4.29 | 6.69 | 1.67 | 4.80 | 6.92 | 1.77 | 4.65 | 6.31 |
Triglycerides | 0.35 | 1.03 | 2.12 | 0.29 | 0.94 | 2.02 | 0.37 | 1.07 | 2.13 | 0.37 | 1.32 | 2.54 |
Late Pregnancy (28 weeks’ gestation) | ||||||||||||
Total Group (n = 293) | BMI < 25 (n = 136) | BMI 25–29.9 (n = 114) | BMI ≥ 30 (n = 41) | |||||||||
Percentile | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 |
Total cholesterol | 2.1 | 6.02 | 8.61 | 1.83 | 6.06 | 8.82 | 2.41 | 6.11 | 8.57 | 1.97 | 5.63 | 8.50 |
Triglycerides | 0.58 | 1.71 | 3.24 | 0.40 | 1.66 | 2.91 | 0.61 | 1.71 | 3.33 | 0.64 | 1.84 | 5.12 |
Fetal Cord Blood (delivery) | ||||||||||||
Total Group (n = 227) | BMI < 25 (n = 97) | BMI 25–29.9 (n = 96) | BMI ≥ 30 (n = 33) | |||||||||
Percentile | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 50 | 97.5 |
Total cholesterol | 1.04 | 1.70 | 3.26 | 1.04 | 1.73 | 3.19 | 1.03 | 1.68 | 3.56 | 0.98 | 1.63 | -a |
Triglycerides | 0.24 | 0.46 | 1.45 | 0.20 | 0.46 | 1.38 | 0.24 | 0.44 | 1.51 | 0.29 | 0.54 | -a |