Research Article

Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in relation to Plasma Concentrations of Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4: A Nested Case-Control Study in China

Table 2

Multivariable linear regression analysis for the associations of FABP4 with fasting insulin and HOMA-IR.

Fasting insulin in the second trimesterHOMA-IR in the second trimester
value value

FABP4 in the first trimester
 Model 10.430<0.0010.094<0.001
 Model 20.433<0.0010.095<0.001
FABP4 in the second trimester
 Model 10.502<0.0010.109<0.001
 Model 20.498<0.0010.109<0.001

Adjusted for maternal age, gestational week at enrollment, and education. Further adjusted for prepregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain before oral glucose tolerance test, physical activity, daily calorie intake, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, alanine transaminase, and aspartate aminotransferase. Abbreviation: FABP4: fatty acid-binding protein 4.