Table 4 Cord blood analyses
N | Normal weight n ≤ 76 | Overweight or obese n ≤ 62 | Gestational diabetes n ≤ 45 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iron status | |||||
Ferritin (μg/l) | 119 | 168 (103–265) | 163 (115–233) | 139 (88–268) | 0.930 |
TS (%) | 49 | 60.7 ± 2.1 | 55.1 ± 17.7 | 64.3 ± 20.0 | 0.254 |
Hb (g/l) | 125 | 16.7 ± 1.6 | 17.0 ± 2.4 | 16.3 ± 2.1 | 0.359 |
MCV (fl) | 125 | 107.5 ± 5.4 | 107.0 ± 6.5 | 107.9 ± 3.7 | 0.776 |
Vitamins | |||||
Vitamin B12 (pg/ml) | 45 | 665 ± 512 | 436 ± 198 | 739 ± 333 | 0.005 |
Folate (ng/ml)b | 150 | >20 (16.6– > 20) | 19.9 (15.5– > 20) | >20 (>20– > 20)a | 0.010 |
Other biomarkers | |||||
Glucose (g/l) | 156 | 69.7 ± 21.1 | 66.2 ± 22.2 | 77.4 ± 22.4 | 0.050 |
Insulin (μU/ml) | 118 | 3.5 (2.2–5.8) | 4.4 (2.9–7.3) | 5.6 (2.0–10.3) | 0.126 |
HbA1c (%) | 34 | 3.2 (3.0–3.5) | 3.3 (3.2–3.5) | 3.7 (3.3–4.4) | 0.064 |
Uric acid (mg/dl) | 132 | 4.92 ± 0.90 | 4.95 ± 1.29 | 4.94 ± 1.06 | 0.995 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 131 | 0.60 ± 0.18 | 0.63 ± 0.23 | 0.61 ± 0.21 | 0.712 |
TSH (ng/ml) | 133 | 11.0 (7.3–15.3) | 8.4 (6.3–14.4) | 8.1 (5.5–12.2) | 0.270 |
CRP (mg/dl) | 47 | 0.00 (0.00–0.10) | 0.01 (0.00–0.03) | 0.01 (0.07–0.10) | 0.308 |
Cortisol (μg/dl) | 47 | 13.6 ± 4.5 | 13.7 ± 10.3 | 11.6 ± 5.7 | 0.678 |