Maternal and fetal blood lipid concentrations during pregnancy differ by maternal body mass index: findings from the ROLO study.
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Geraghty, Aisling AAlberdi, Goiuri
O'Sullivan, Elizabeth J
O'Brien, Eileen C
Crosbie, Brenda
Twomey, Patrick J
McAuliffe, Fionnuala M
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1 UCD Perinatal Research Centre, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin 2, Ireland. 2 Clinical Chemistry, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland. 3 UCD School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. 4 UCD Perinatal Research Centre, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin 2, Ireland.Issue Date
16/10/2017Keywords
PREGNANCYBMI
Cholesterol
Cord blood
Health
Lipids
Pregnancy
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BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthDOI
10.1186/s12884-017-1543-xPubMed ID
2903722429037224
Abstract
Pregnancy is a time of altered metabolic functioning and maternal blood lipid profiles change to accommodate the developing fetus. While these changes are physiologically necessary, blood lipids concentrations have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension and high birth weight. As blood lipids are not routinely measured during pregnancy, there is limited information on what is considered normal during pregnancy and in fetal blood. Data from 327 mother-child pairs from the ROLO longitudinal birth cohort study were analysed. Fasting total cholesterol and triglycerides were measured in early and late pregnancy and fetal cord blood. Intervals were calculated using the 2.5th, 50th and 97.5th centile. Data was stratified based on maternal body mass index (BMI) measured during early pregnancy. Differences in blood lipids between BMI categories were explored using ANOVA and infant outcomes of macrosomia and large-for-gestational-age (LGA) were explored using independent student T-tests and binary logistic regression. All maternal blood lipid concentrations increased significantly from early to late pregnancy. In early pregnancy, women with a BMI < 25 kg/m Blood lipid concentrations increase during pregnancy and differ by maternal BMI. These intervals could help to inform the development of references for blood lipid concentrations during pregnancy.Item Type
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1471-2393Sponsors
This study was supported by the Health Research Board Ireland, the Health Research Centre for Health and Diet Research, The National Maternity Hospital Medical Fund and the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013), project EarlyNutrition under grant agreement no. 289346.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
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