Table 2 Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) thickness and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) thickness in women later developing and not developing pre-eclampsia.

From: Ultrasound estimated subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue thicknesses and risk of pre-eclampsia

 

Pre-eclampsia (n = 138)

Non-pre-eclampsia (n = 3639)

OR (95% CI)

p

AOR (95% CI)a

p

Subcutaneous adipose tissue (cm)

2.04 ± 0.89

1.65 ± 0.73

1.79 (1.48–2.17)

0.000

1.35 (1.02–1.79)

0.037

Visceral adipose tissue (cm)

4.75 ± 1.79

4.16 ± 1.63

1.23 (1.11–1.35)

0.000

1.11 (0.99–1.24)

0.080

VAT/SAT ratio

2.69 ± 1.60

2.94 ± 1.71

0.90 (0.80–1.02)

0.090

0.99 (0.88–1.12)

0.923

  1. Odds ratio (OR) illustrates increased risk by every centimetre increase in tissue thickness.
  2. Data missing on SAT measurement on 2 patients and on VAT measurement on 6 patients.
  3. CI confidence Interval, VAT visceral adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue.
  4. aAdjusted for maternal age, parity, BMI, smoking and country of birth.
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