International Journal of Endocrinology

Clinical Study

Fetuin-A Characteristics during and after Pregnancy: Result from a Case Control Pilot Study

Table 1

Patient’s characteristics and laboratory parameters.
VariableThird trimester of gestation -ValueThree months postpartum Value
NGT ( )GDM ( )NGT ( )GDM ( )
BMI (Kg/m2) 0.4 0.5
Age (years) 0.5———
Parity 0.4———
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 0.2 0.05
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 0.2 0.04
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 0.02 0.9
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 0.02 0.4
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 0.4 0.6
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 0.7 0.09
HbA1c (%) 0.9 0.5
Cholinesterase () 0.6 0.1
Bilirubin () 0.5 0.1
GOT (U/L) 0.8 0.2
GPT (U/L) 0.4 0.9
hs-CRP (mg/dL) 0.3 0.5
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) 0.039 0.04
1-hour postload glucose (mg/dL) 0.002 0.6
Fasting insulin secretion (pmol/L) 0.1 0.2
OGIS 0.001 0.06
Disposition index (nmol/m3) 0.07 0.059
AUC-glucose (mmol/L/min.) 0.0001 0.1
AUC-insulin (nmol/L/min.) 0.007 0.46
AUC-C-peptide (nmol/L/min.) 0.009 0.1
Fasting fetuin-A (ng/mL) 0.8 0.8
30-min. after load fetuin-A (ng/mL) 0.5 0.5
60-min. after load fetuin-A (ng/mL) 0.7 0.7
120-min. after load fetuin-A (ng/mL) 0.1 0.1