Cord Blood Adiponectin and Visfatin Concentrations in relation to Oxidative Stress Markers in Neonates Exposed and Nonexposed In Utero to Tobacco Smoke
Table 2
The correlations between adipokines (adiponectin, visfatin) and clinical/biochemical parameters in studied subjects ().
Adiponectin
Visfatin
value
value
Gender
0.096
0.384
0.028
0.799
Gestational age
0.203
0.062
−0.147
0.180
Birth weight
0.444
0.000
−0.377
0.000
Birth length
0.322
0.003
−0.223
0.040
Apgar
−0.039
0.720
−0.061
0.577
Adiponectin
—
—
−0.445
0.000
Visfatin
−0.445
0.000
—
—
ox-LDL
−0.582
0.000
0.758
0.000
TOC
−0.439
0.000
0.558
0.000
TAC
0.457
0.000
−0.586
0.000
OSI
−0.403
0.000
0.570
0.000
Newborn cotinine
−0.287
0.008
0.658
0.000
Maternal age
0.154
0.160
−0.050
0.651
Maternal weight
0.036
0.745
0.033
0.765
Maternal height
0.000
0.999
0.109
0.323
Maternal BMI
0.056
0.608
−0.058
0.600
Smoking status (no = 0; yes = 1)
−0.251
0.021
0.683
0.000
ox-LDL: oxidized low density lipoprotein; TOC: total oxidant capacity; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; OSI: oxidative stress index; BMI: body mass index.