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Table 1 Lipids and apolipoproteins in pregnanta women from resource-poor and resource-rich areas

From: Lipoprotein subfraction patterns throughout gestation in The Gambia: changes in subfraction composition and their relationships with infant birth weights

 

The Gambia

Cincinnati

p value

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

41.5 ± 1.4

92.5 ± 4.4

 < 0.0001

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

157.5 ± 2.5

232.8 ± 7.9

 < 0.0001

TRL-TG (mg/dL)

25.9 ± 1.3

64.0 ± 4.2

 < 0.0001

TRL-C (mg/dL)

14.2 ± 0.6

21.7 ± 1.9

0.0004

LDL-C (mg/dL)

83.3 ± 2.0

138.7 ± 6.4

 < 0.0001

HDL-C (mg/dL)

60.1 ± 0.8

72.4 ± 2.6

 < 0.0001

APOA1 (mg/dL)

135.3 ± 1.8

173.9 ± 5.7

 < 0.0001

APOB (mg/dL)

63.0 ± 1.4

101.5 ± 4.3

 < 0.0001

  1. aWomen were 20 weeks of gestation (The Gambia) and 18–24 weeks of gestation (Cincinnati)
  2. Values represent means ± SEM, adjusting for maternal BMI