Intercellular Adhesion Molecule and Endogenous NOS Inhibitor: Asymmetric Dimethylarginine in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Correlation between ADMA and s-ICAM-1 levels and BMI and CRP levels and glucose levels in OGTT in patients with GDM and control group.

	GDM				Control
	ADMA		s-ICAM-1		ADMA		s-ICAM-1
BMI	−0.067	NS	0.309	NS	0.160	NS	−0.397	NS
CRP	0.058	NS	0.261	NS	−0.290	NS	0.094	NS
Glucose
0′	−0.156	NS	−0.090	NS	−0.148	NS	−0.071	NS
1′	−0.167	NS	−0.050	NS	−0.205	NS	0.240	NS
2′	0.326		0.285	NS	−0.368	NS	0.011	NS
ADMA			−0.044	NS			0.122	NS

GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus.
BMI: body mass index.
CRP: C-reactive protein.
ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine.
s-ICAM-1: soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1.
: Spearman correlation’s coefficient.
: statistical significance.
NS: statistically not significant.