Maternal and Fetal Lipid and Adipokine Profiles and Their Association with Obesity

Table 2

Newborn anthropometry and fetal biochemical parameters according to pregestational BMI category.

Variables	Pregestational BMI category (kg/m^2)
	Normal; 18.5 to <25.0; ()	Overweight; 25.0 to <30.0; ()	Obese; ≤30.0; ()
Gestational age at birth (weeks)	38.8 ± 1.8	38.5 ± 1.4	38.4 ± 0.9
Newborn weight (g)	2789.3 ± 697.3	2941.3 ± 435.1	3098.5 ± 307.5
Adiponectin (g/mL)	26.5 ± 16.3	28.7 ± 14.2	28.5 ± 15.7
Leptin (ng/mL)	4.9 ± 3.4	5.3 ± 4.8	6.4 ± 5.9
Resistin (ng/mL)	20.3 ± 13.9	18.3 ± 5.6	23.5 ± 12.7
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	60.9 ± 18.9	63.3 ± 13.5	62.0 ± 19.6
TG (mg/dL)	64.0 ± 85.3	34.8 ± 40.1	36.3 ± 27.9
TC (mg/dL)	85.2 ± 44.3	69.7 ± 42.3	66.3 ± 19.5
HDL-C (mg/dL)	38.0 ± 12.1	31.8 ± 9.3	31.4 ± 9.8
LDL-C (mg/dL)	35.0 ± 21.2	30.9 ± 27.8	30.5 ± 21.2

TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Values represent mean ± SD. There were no significant differences between the study groups.