Table 1 Characteristics of mothers in the pilot cohort
Variable (N = 25) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQ) | n (%) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | 30.7 (3.96) | 21.6–37.8 | ||
Race | ||||
White | 23 (92) | |||
African American | 1 (4.0) | |||
Asian | 1 (4) | |||
Education | ||||
Level (yrs) | 16.1 (2.1) | |||
College graduate | 23 (92) | |||
Pre-Pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)a | ||||
Normal | 10 (40) | |||
Overweight | 7 (28) | |||
Obese | 8 (32) | |||
Nulliparous | 16 (64) | |||
Length of active labor (hrs) | 7.0 (9.0) | 0.67–30 | ||
Labor | ||||
Labor induction | 8 (32) | |||
Use of pain medicationb | 19 (76) | |||
Gestational agec | 39 (1.0) | 32–41 | ||
Birth weight (g) | 3543 (333) | |||
Mid-Pregnancy Serum Lipids (mg/dL) | ||||
Total-C | 250.6 (49.3) | 131–374 | ||
LDL-C | 141.7 (41.1) | 40–250 | ||
HDL-C | 78.9 (20.8) | 33–117 | ||
Triglycerides | 172.8 (61.4) | 87–398 | ||
Mid-Pregnancy Serum Oxysterols (ng/mL)d | ||||
24-hydroxycholesterol (24OHC) | 84.9 (29.3) | (42.8–146.9) | ||
25-hydroxycholesterol (25OHC) | 18.4 (3.5) | (10.7–27.0) | ||
27-hydroxycholesterol (27OHC) | 144.5 (39.3) | (66.9–211.7) | ||
7⍺-hydroxycholesterol (7⍺OHC) | 47.4 (27.0) | (13.4–122.2) | ||
7β-hydroxycholesterol (7βOHC) | 7.6 (5.0) | (0.06–21.3) | ||
7-ketocholesterol (7 KC) | 5.0 (2.9) | (1.2–12.3) | ||
Total oxysterolsa | 307.2 (72.0) | (145.9–473.9) | ||