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Diabetes (types 1 and 2 and gestational) was also associated with threefold increased risk for preterm birth (aOR, 3.06; 95%\u2009CI 1.12 to 8.41). A significant and linear dose response was found between total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and aORs for late and early preterm birth, with increasing cholesterol values associated with increased risk (likelihood \u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      differences of 8.422 and 8.019 for total cholesterol for late and early, and 9.169 and 10.896 for LDL for late and early, respectively). Receiver operating characteristic curves using these risk factors to predict late and early preterm birth produced C statistics of 0.601 and 0.686.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Traditional CVD risk factors are significantly associated with an increased risk of preterm birth; these findings reinforce the clinical importance of integrating obstetric and cardiovascular risk assessment across the healthcare continuum in women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2019-034145","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,4]],"date-time":"2020-06-04T05:55:33Z","timestamp":1591250133000},"page":"e034145","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":25,"title":["Maternal cardiovascular disease risk factors as predictors of preterm birth in California: a case\u2013control study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9784-4223","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anne B.","family":"Rohlfing","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gregory","family":"Nah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kelli K.","family":"Ryckman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brittney D.","family":"Snyder","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Deborah","family":"Kasarek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Randi A.","family":"Paynter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Preterm Birth Initiative, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sky K.","family":"Feuer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Jelliffe-Pawlowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nisha I","family":"Parikh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121603053716000_10.6.e034145.1","unstructured":"Martin JA , Hamilton BE , Osterman MJK . 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