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Table 4 Fetal lipid profile in normal pregnancy and pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction and a combination of PE and FGR

From: Lipid profiling in maternal and fetal circulations in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction-a prospective case control observational study

Fetal Data

Group

Normal

PE only

FGR only

PE + FGR

Median (Quartiles 25, 75)

Median (Quartiles 25, 75)

Median (Quartiles 25, 75)

Median (Quartiles 25, 75)

Number of samples

7

5

8

10

TC mmol/L

1.5 (1.3, 2.0)

1.8 (1.5, 2.0)

1.8 (1.5, 2.2)

1.8 (1.5, 2.2)

HDL mmol/L

0.6 (0.4, 0.7)

0.7 (0.7, 0.8)

0.7 (0.5, 1.1)

0.7 (0.4, 0.7)

LDL mmol/L

0.8 (0.6, 1.0)

0.8 (0.7, 1.1)

1.0 (0.8, 1.0)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

TC/HDL ratio

2.5 (2.2, 3.2)

2.3 (2.2, 2.9)

2.55 (2.0, 3.4)

3.1 (2.6, 3.5)

TG mmol/L

0.16 (0.14, 0.21)

0.35 (0.23, 0.37)

0.26 (0.12, 0.54)

0.36* (0.32, 0.43)

Apo A1 g/L

0.70 (0.66, 0.81)

0.78 (0.77, 0.81)

0.84 (0.70, 0.94)

0.70 (0.60, 0.82)

Apo B g/L

0.20 (0.20, 0.22)

0.29* (0.22, 0.33)

0.33* (0.32, 0.36)

0.33* (0.29, 0.33)

Apo B: Apo A1

0.29

(0.25, 0.30)

0.35

(0.27, 0.42)

0.37*

(0.30, 0.47)

0.42*

(0.35, 0.53)

  1. Results are presented as median ± interquartile range for each continuous variable. *Statistically significant difference from normal pregnancy p < 0.05