Research Article
Correlation of High-Molecular-Weight Adiponectin and Leptin Concentrations with Anthropometric Parameters and Insulin Sensitivity in Newborns
Table 2
Biochemical characteristics and estimates of insulin sensitivity in cord blood at birth.
| | Males () | Females () | All subjects () | value |
| Blood glucose (mg/dL) | 76.16 ± 22.07 | 81.50 ± 18.28 | 78.68 ± 20.47 | 0.095 | Insulin (µU/mL) | 13.08 ± 5.99 | 13.63 ± 5.94 | 13.34 ± 5.96 | 0.458 | Leptin (ng/mL) | 8.12 ± 5.12 | 10.82 ± 6.32 | 9.40 ± 5.87 | | HMW-adiponectin (µg/mL) | 13.34 ± 6.77 | 15.35 ± 6.67 | 14.82 ± 7.24 | | Insulin sensitivity index | | | | | G/I | 7.29 ± 4.61 | 6.88 ± 3.99 | 7.11 ± 4.32 | 0.551 |
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Data reported as the mean ± SD. < 0.05 versus males as assessed by Mann-Whitney test. G/I: glucose/insulin ratio.
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