Revisiting weight gain during gestation: body mass index and weight gain are associated with increased maternal cholesterol levels and higher risk of maternal supraphysiological hypercholesterolemia
Susana Contreras-Duarte,
Daniela Moya,
Ricardo Parra
et al.
Abstract:Background
Total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) increase during pregnancy, in order to ensure fetal development. However, some women present maternal supraphysiological hypercholesterolemia (MSPH), or lipid levels over the 75th percentile, in the third trimester of pregnancy (T3). Despite this condition being associated with vascular dysfunction in the mother and the offspring, clinical reference values for lipid levels in pregnancy, and the impact of nutritional status on lipid profile –… Show more
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