Table 3 Maternal lipid profile in normal pregnancy and pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction and a combination of PE and FGR. Results are presented as median ± interquartile range for each continuous variable

Number of samples

20

10

12

10

TC mmol/L

6.6 (6.1, 7.5)

7.2 (5.9, 8.0)

6.9 (6.0, 7.5)

6.2 (5.5, 6.7)

HDL mmol/L

1.8 (1.6, 1.9)

1.8 (1.5, 2.1)

1.6 (1.3, 1.9)

1.5 (1.3, 2.1)

LDL mmol/L

3.6 (2.4, 4.6)

3.7 (2.2, 4.3)

3.6 (3.0, 4.1)

2.9 (2.6, 3.0)

TC/HDL ratio

3.8 (3.4, 4.7)

3.8 (3.3, 4.9)

4.0 (3.0, 4.7)

3.7 (2.9, 4.9)

TG mmol/L

2.99 (2.23, 4.11)

4.21*† (3.39, 4.93)

2.62 (1.85, 3.19)

2.99 (2.19, 5.31)

Apo A1 g/L

1.91 (1.65, 2.19)

2.06 (1.87, 2.39)

1.87 (1.71, 2.02)

1.91 (1.78, 2.22)

Apo B g/L

1.44 (1.12, 1.82)

1.38 (1.19, 1.63)

1.44 (1.26, 1.53)

1.24 (1.08, 1.53)

Apo B: Apo A1

0.69

(0.60, 0.98)

0.63

(0.59, 0.81)

0.75

(0.59, 0.87)

0.67

(0.47, 0.72)