Cord Blood Adiponectin and Visfatin Concentrations in relation to Oxidative Stress Markers in Neonates Exposed and Nonexposed In Utero to Tobacco Smoke
Table 1
Clinical characteristics and biochemical measurements of the study subjects ().
Nonsmokers
Smokers
value
Newborn
Male/female (%)
56.8/43.2
53.7/46.3
0.470
Gestational age (week)
39 (39-40)
39 (38.5–40)
0.086
Apgar score (5th min)
10 (10-10)
10 (10-10)
0.146
Birth weight (g)
3511.4 ± 426.4
3123.7 ± 431.3
0.000
Birth length (cm)
55.6 ± 2.7
54.4 ± 2.8
0.058
Adiponectin (µg/mL)
21.8 ± 7.4
18.6 ± 4.8
0.019
Visfatin (ng/mL)
9.0 ± 2.3
14.4 ± 3.5
0.000
ox-LDL (ng/mL)
71.7 ± 25.4
108.9 ± 41.1
0.000
TOC (mmol/L)
0.195 ± 0.102
0.352 ± 0.164
0.000
TAC (mmol/L)
1.694 ± 0.382
1.189 ± 0.277
0.000
OSI
0.128 ± 0.080
0.323 ± 0.195
0.000
Cotinine (µg/L)
0
81.5 ± 29.3
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Mother
Age (years)
28.9 ± 4.7
28.2 ± 4.4
0.465
Maternal weight (kg)
64.8 ± 5.5
63.8 ± 5.2
0.398
Maternal height (cm)
164.6 ± 4.5
165.1 ± 4.9
0.651
Pregravid BMI (kg/m2)
23.9 ± 1.4
23.4 ± 1.43
0.095
Number of cigarettes/day
0
10 [5–10]
—
Cotinine (µg/L)
0
89.2 ± 30.4
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Values are means ± standard deviation (SD), values are median and interquartile range (25th–75th percentiles), and values are percentage. ox-LDL: oxidized low density lipoprotein; TOC: total oxidant capacity; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; OSI: oxidative stress index; BMI: body mass index.
