Adipocyte-Specific Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (AFABP) and Chemerin in Association with Gestational Diabetes: A Case-Control Study
Table 3
Between- and within-group comparisons of adipocytokine.
Examination (E1)
Examination (E2)
Examination (E3)
Examination (E4)
SPARC (μg/mL)
GDM
1.23 (0.07)
1.09 (0.06)a
1.08 (0.06)
1.03 (0.07)a
NGDM
1.37 (0.05)
1.11(0.05)a
1.06 (0.05)
1.00 (0.05)a
value
0.11
0.80
0.80
0.68
AFABP (ng/mL)
GDM
a
a,b
10.87 (1.00)b
NGDM
a
a,b
a,b
value
0.04
0.39
0.15
0.12
Chemerin (ng/mL)
GDM
8.70 (0.46)
8.17 (0.38)
7.76 (0.32)
6.18 (0.35)a,c
NGDM
10.12 (0.35)
8.14 (0.34)a
7.74 (0.33)a
5.79 (0.25)a,b,c
value
0.02
0.94
0.97
0.40
a value < 0.05 compared to Examination 1. b value < 0.05 compared to Examination 2. c value < 0.05 compared to Examination 3. value < 0.05 compared to NGDM.
