The present study was undertaken to evaluate the status of cord plasma lipid and lipoprotein to assess the relationship to various possible factors influencing lipid and lipoprotein levels such as maternal plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels,
gestational weeks, birth weight, mode of delivery, sex of newborn, and various problems.
The levels of total lipid, total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, VLDL-C, triglyceride, and phospholipid were determined in the plasmas of 68 newborn infants who were delivered at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung-Ang University
Hospital
during one year.
@ES The results were as follows:
@EN 1. The cord plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels were significantly lower compared to that of the mothers. There was no correlation between the plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels of the newborn infants and that of the mothers.
2. In preterm infants, the HDL-C level of the cord plasma (44.0 * 4.0) was higher than that of term infants (27.7 * 10.3)
3. There was no correlation between the cord plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels and the birth weight of newborn infants.
4. There was no correlation between the cord plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels, especially HDL-C and LDL-C, and the mode of delivery.
5. There was no significant difference between male and female newborn infants in the cord plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels.
6. There was no correlation between the cord plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels and the various perinatal problems such as fetal distress (including meconium stained amniotic fluid and low Apgar score), premature rupture of membrane, and nuchal
cord.
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