Trimester 1st Mean (SD) 2nd Mean(SD) 3rd Mean(SD) p
Study group
TC (mmol/L)
TG (mmol/L)
LDL (mmol/L)
HDL (mmol/L)

5.0 (0.8)
1.2 (0.5)
2.8 (0.6)
1.7 (0.4)

6.3 (0.9)
2.1 (0.7)
3.7 (1.0)
2.0 (0.1)

7.4 (1.0)
3.0 (1.0)
4.2 (1.0)
2.1 (0.4)

<0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
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TC (mmol/L)
TG (mmol/L)
LDL (mmol/L)
HDL (mmol/L)
 
5.5
1.4
3.2
1.7

6.2
2.0
3.3
2.0

7.1
2.5
4.0
1.9
 
*TC – Total Cholesterol, HDL- High density lipoprotein, LDL- Low density lipoprotein, TG- Triglyceride
Table 4: Maternal lipid profile in each trimester.
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