Table 3 Population characteristics according to maternal plasma cholesterol levels at delivery and association with plasma ApoD levels.

Mother age (years)

30.40± 0.78

0.282 ***

31.70± 0.91

-0.055

Gestational age (weeks)

39.30± 0.25

0.100

39.50± 0.23

-0.066

BMI (kg/m²)

22.68± 0.33

0.086

23.26± 0.68

0.175

GWG (kg)

14.26± 0.43

-0.321 ***

12.16± 0.47 † ***

-0.054

Newborn weight (g)

3452.43± 83.90

-0.329

3389.27± 67.13

0.398 *

Newborn height (cm)

51.86± 0.39

0.114

51.77± 0.40

0.009

Cord blood ApoD (mg/L)

59.17± 13.31

-0.005

59.33± 11.57

0.490

Total cholesterol (mM)

5.95± 0.13 †

-0.533 ***

9.08± 0.17 † ***

0.023

LDL-cholesterol (mM)

2.94± 0.12 †

0.314 ***

5.65± 0.18 † ***

-0.040

HDL-cholesterol (mM)

1.75± 0.09

-0.215 ***

1.79± 0.10

0.063

Triglycerides (mM)

2.76± 0.18

-0.178

3.59± 0.18 † ***

-0.033

Free fatty acids (mmol/L)

0.51± 0.06

-0.268 ***

0.63± 0.08

-0.310 ***

ApoA-I (g/L)

2.09± 0.06

-0.422 ***

2.24± 0.08 *

0.028

ApoB-100 (mg/L)

1.18± 0.04 †

-0.413 ***

1.82± 0.04 † ***

0.071

ApoD (mg/L)

57.69± 14.16

63.05± 11.54