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Table 5 Associations between preeclampsia and maternal plasma TMAO concentration at the time of delivery

From: Association between risk of preeclampsia and maternal plasma trimethylamine-N-oxide in second trimester and at the time of delivery

PE type

Quartile for TMAO concentration in the third trimester (μg/m3)

p for trend

Per 50 μg/m3 increment

Q1 (< 86.30)

Q2 (86.30- < 138.60)

Q3 (138.60- < 207.04)

Q4 (≥207.04)

PE

 Case / Control

8/ 57

22/ 45

14/ 52

22/ 44

  

 OR (95%CI)

Reference

3.48 (1.42, 8.56)

1.92 (0.74, 4.94)

3.56 (1.45, 8.76)

0.033

1.23 (1.09, 1.37)

 ORaadj (95%CI)

Reference

3.62 (1.39, 9.43)

2.10 (0.80, 5.55)

4.25 (1.62, 11.10)

0.018

1.24 (1.09, 1.40)

EOPE

 Case / Control

1/ 57

5/ 45

1/ 52

10/ 44

  

 OR (95%CI)

Reference

6.33 (0.71, 56.16)

1.10 (0.07, 17.98)

12.96 (1.60, 105.04)

0.008

1.59 (1.29, 1.96)

 ORaadj (95%CI)

Reference

5.76 (0.64, 52.27)

1.15 (0.09, 14.88)

14.86 (1.66, 129.85)

0.010

1.62 (1.29, 2.03)

LOPE

 Case / Control

7/ 57

17/ 45

13/ 52

12/ 44

  

 OR (95%CI)

Reference

3.08 (1.17, 8.06)

2.04 (0.75, 5.49)

2.22 (0.81, 6.11)

0.273

1.12 (0.99, 1.27)

 ORaadj (95%CI)

Reference

3.41 (1.21, 9.56)

2.23 (0.80, 6.22)

2.70 (0.93, 7.85)

0.190

1.12 (0.98, 1.28)

Mild PE

 Case / Control

7/ 57

13/ 45

10/ 52

11/ 44

  

 OR (95%CI)

Reference

2.35 (0.87, 6.39)

1.57 (0.56, 4.41)

2.04 (0.73, 5.68)

0.319

1.14 (1.00, 1.31)

 ORaadj (95%CI)

Reference

2.16 (0.75, 6.24)

1.83 (0.62, 5.39)

2.61 (0.87, 7.83)

0.184

1.16 (1.00, 1.35)

Severe PE

 Case / Control

1/ 57

9/ 45

4/ 52

11/ 44

  

 OR (95%CI)

Reference

11.39 (1.39, 93.27)

4.39 (0.48, 40.50)

14.25 (1.77, 114.59)

0.015

1.40 (1.18, 1.67)

 ORaadj (95%CI)

Reference

12.25 (1.41, 106.65)

4.42 (0.48, 40.92)

14.37 (1.74, 118.77)

0.019

1.41 (1.17, 1.70)

  1. a Adjusted for year of education, pre-pregnancy BMI, smoking during pregnancy, fetal gender;
  2. Abbreviation: TMAO trimethylamine-N-oxide; PE preeclampsia; EOPE early onset preeclampsia; LOPE late onset preeclampsia; OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval