Table 1. Distribution of Lipoprotein A Immunoreactivity in
Uteroplacental Vessels of the Placental Bed and Basal Plate
|
|
No. of Lipoprotein A-Reactive |
|
|
|
|
Uteroplacental of Spiral Arteries |
p Value |
OR (95% CI) |
|
Placental bed biopsy |
|
|
|
|
Normotensive |
2/69 (3%) |
|
|
|
Preeclampsia |
71/179 (40%) |
<.0001* |
22 (5–134) |
|
Basal plate |
|
|
|
|
Normal term |
14/35 (40%) |
|
|
|
Term preeclampsia |
20/21 (95%) |
.0001† |
30 (3.5–670) |
|
Preterm preeclampsia |
10/10 (100%) |
.003† |
150 (NA) |
|
Spontaneous prematurity |
49/56 (88%) |
<.0001† |
10.5 (3–34) |
|
Remote postpartum implantation site |
65/70 (93%) |
.0001† |
19.5 (6–72) |
|
Massive peripartum hemorrhage |
0/40 (0%) |
<.0001‡ |
>1000 (NA) |
*Significance compared with normotensive placental bed biopsies.
† Significance compared with normal term basal plate.
‡ Significance compared with involuting implantation sites.
CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio.