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Table 2 Serum lipids in pregnant women

From: Recommended reference values for serum lipids during early and middle pregnancy: a retrospective study from China

 

Trimester

x¯ ± s

Percentile

2.5%

5%

10%

25%

50%

75%

90%

95%

97.5%

TC

First (n = 6802)

4.35 ± 0.77

3.01

3.2

3.44

3.83

4.29

4.8

5.32

5.64

5.97

Second(n = 2878)

5.62 ± 1.09

3.76

4.01

4.29

4.84

5.53

6.36

7.07

7.50

7.87

TG

First (n = 6827)

1.09 ± 0.6

0.4

0.46

0.54

0.74

1.00

1.31

1.67

1.95

2.3

Second (n = 2881)

1.96 ± 0.83

0.85

0.95

1.09

1.37

1.81

2.36

3.00

3.56

4.04

HDL

First (n = 6820)

1.8 ± 0.41

1.14

1.23

1.34

1.53

1.76

2.02

2.28

2.45

2.59

Second (n = 2881)

2.03 ± 0.43

1.32

1.41

1.54

1.75

2.00

2.29

2.55

2.72

2.88

LDL

First (n = 6818)

2.25 ± 0.6

1.27

1.4

1.56

1.86

2.2

2.58

3.00

3.27

3.54

Second (n = 2819)

3.14 ± 0.92

1.69

1.86

2.07

2.47

3.00

3.71

4.41

4.83

5.22

  1. Abbreviations: TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipid cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipid cholesterol