Lipid quintiles* in mmol/L | n (%) | na (%) | nb (%) | Nulliparous | One-child mothers | ||
N | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | P for trend | ||||
LDL cholesterol† | 0.82 | ||||||
<2.42 | 449 (56.9) | 261 (33.0) | 80 (10.1) | 790 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
2.43–2.84 | 433 (52.3) | 309 (37.4) | 85 (10.3) | 827 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | |
2.85–3.24 | 454 (52.2) | 325 (37.4) | 90 (10.4) | 869 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) | |
3.25–3.76 | 426 (48.0) | 353 (39.8) | 108 (12.2) | 887 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.2) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | |
>3.77 | 391 (41.9) | 421 (45.1) | 121 (13.0) | 933 | 1.2 (0.7 to 1.1) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) | |
Total cholesterol | 0.26 | ||||||
<4.19 | 432 (55.0) | 259 (33.0) | 94 (12.0) | 785 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
4.20–4.61 | 456 (54.6) | 304 (36.4) | 75 (9.0) | 835 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.1) | |
4.62–5.0 | 434 (52.2) | 306 (36.8) | 91 (11.0) | 831 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) | |
5.1–5.63 | 442 (45.7) | 415 (43.0) | 109 (11.3) | 966 | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.7) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | |
>5.64 | 393 (43.4) | 393 (43.4) | 119 (13.1) | 905 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | |
TG | 0.01 | ||||||
<0.66 | 429 (48.6) | 372 (42.2) | 81 (9.2) | 882 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
0.67–0.86 | 447 (49.8) | 350 (39.0) | 100 (11.1) | 897 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) | |
0.87–1.09 | 455 (54.4) | 294 (35.1) | 88 (10.5) | 837 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.9) | |
1.10–1.45 | 452 (53.6) | 303 (35.9) | 88 (10.4) | 843 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.0) | |
>1.46 | 373 (43.3) | 358 (41.6) | 130 (15.1) | 861 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.5) | 2.2 (1.5 to 3.2) | |
HDL cholesterol | 0.18 | ||||||
<1.20 | 326 (47.5) | 263 (38.3) | 97 (14.1) | 686 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.4) | |
1.21–1.40 | 271 (44.7) | 260 (42.9) | 75 (12.4) | 606 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) | |
1.41–1.60 | 634 (53.0) | 431 (36.1) | 130 (10.9) | 1195 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.3) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) | |
1.61–1.84 | 443 (49.7) | 356 (40.0) | 92 (10.3) | 891 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | |
>1.85 | 483 (51.2) | 367 (38.9) | 94 (10.0) | 944 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) |
The estimates were obtained by multinomial logistic regression and adjusted for age at examination, educational level, smoking, time since last meal, oral contraceptive use and body mass index (linear term).
Number of women: with ≥2 children (n, reference group), nulliparous women (na), one-child mothers (nb) and total number of women within the category (N).
*Quintiles calculated on a total sample prior to pregnancy.
†Missing data within lipids on 16 cases of LDL and 2 cases of TG.
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides.