Correlation between lipid levels at different stages of pregnancy and pregnancy outcome and complications.

Abstract

Objective: To explore correlation between lipid levels at different stages of pregnancy and outcomes and complications of pregnancy.

Methods: The clinical data of 1000 parturients were retrospectively analyzed. The incidence of perinatal complications was counted, and the blood lipid levels of pregnant women with and without complications during pregnancy were compared. Additionally, the pregnancy outcomes of women with different lipid levels were compared.

Results: There were statistically significant differences in total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels among early, mid, and late pregnancy (all P < 0.05). Single-factor analysis showed that TG in the complication group was higher than that of the non-complication group, while high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was lower (both P < 0.05). Dyslipidemia was detected in 932 (95.20%) of cases in the complication group and 19 (90.48%) cases in the non-complication group, with no significant difference between the groups (P=0.630). There was also no significant difference in the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcome between the dyslipidemia and non-dyslipidemia groups (P=0.396). Multifactor analysis showed that TC, TG, HDL, and LDL-C in the first, second, or third trimesters were not risk factors for complications or adverse pregnancy outcome (P > 0.05). Correlation analysis indicated that TC, TG, HDL-C, and LDL-C in the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy had no significant correlation with the number of complications (First trimester: r=0.099, 0.146, -0.106, 0.137; Second trimester: r=0.027, 0.152, -0.102, 0.009; Third trimester: r=0.031, 0.191, -0.064, -0.056).

Conclusion: The serum lipid levels of pregnant women increased significantly in the second and third trimesters. However, there was no correlation between these elevated serum lipid levels and pregnancy complications or adverse outcome.