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

Table 1

Maternal anthropometric and biochemical measurements according to the 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; ()
Age (years)	27.7 ± 7.2	32.3 ± 6.8	35.6 ± 5.5
Pregestational BMI (kg/m^2)	22.6 ± 1.6	27.3 ± 1.4	34.5 ± 3.5
Total gestational weight gain (kg)	12.4 ± 4.9	11.0 ± 5.7	5.7 ± 6.0
Adiponectin (g/mL)	9.5 ± 5.8	5.7 ± 3.7	6.9 ± 4.3
Leptin (ng/mL)	17.5 ± 14.9	30.9 ± 23.5	32.6 ± 55.5
Resistin (ng/mL)	14.1 ± 6.0	14.4 ± 8.4	15.0 ± 8.9
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	84.1 ± 27.2	86.5 ± 25.0	89.2 ± 22.5
TG (mg/dL)	233.9 ± 95.3	221.5 ± 50.8	221.4 ± 93.1
TC (mg/dL)	237 ± 75.0	213.8 ± 57.3	187.7 ± 63.1
HDL-C (mg/dL)	63.1 ± 17.0	61.6 ± 13.9	54.9 ± 13.7
LDL-C (mg/dL)	121.6 ± 43.8	107.9 ± 43.9	84.7 ± 41.2

BMI: body mass index; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Values represent mean ± SD. values were estimated using one-way ANOVA. overweight versus normal; obese versus normal; obese versus overweight.