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Table 1 Biochemical characteristics of mothers and their offspring

From: Growth factor concentrations and their placental mRNA expression are modulated in gestational diabetes mellitus: possible interactions with macrosomia

 

Newborns

Mothers

 

Control

Macrosomic

Control

Diabetic

Insulinemia (μUI/ml)

5.43 ± .90

7.50 ± 3.25*

4.99 ± 1.20

10.55 ± 4.80**

HbA1c (%)

-

-

4.0 ± 0.50

6.9 ± 0.45**

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

5.89 ± 0.80

4.96 ± 0.40

4.57 ± 0.77

6.80 ± 0.66**

Apolipoprotein A1

1.21 ± 0.06

1.17 ± 0.1

2.01 ± 0.29

1.91 ± 0.26

Apolipoprotein B

0.56 ± 0.08

0,4 ± 0,05

1.31 ± 0.25

1.23 ± 0.09

CRP

1.7 ± 033

1.74 ± 0.63

4.60 ± 0.8

5.75 ± 1.42

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.85 ± 0.18

1.92 ± 0,12

5.74 ± 0,21

5.19 ± 0.32

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

0.83 ± 0.06

0.92 ± 0.06

2.25 ± 0.16

2.20 ± 0.12

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

0.74 ± 0.15

0.64 ± 0.05

2.61 ± 0.26

2.16 ± 0.26

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

0.57 ± 0.05

0.50 ± 0.01

1.92 ± 0.14

2.48 ± 0.15*

Uric acid

283.86 ± 16.85

305.93 ± 19.29

257.92 ± 15.66

326.45 ± 29.39*

Proteins

49 ± 1.40

51.38 ± 1.67

58.60 ± 0.95

55.50 ± 1.44**

BMI (Kg/m2)

13.44 ± 0.30

35.80 ± 0.70*

23.15 ± 2.30

24.90 ± 2.90

Aspartate aminotransferase (UI/l)

36.76 ± 3.27

41.33 ± 6.04

30.02 ± 4.19

21.23 ± 2.57

Alanine aminotransferase (UI/l)

12.67 ± 1.49

11.85 ± 2.10

16.45 ± 2.5

8.25 ± 1.49**

Mode of delivery

-

-

Spontaneous

Spontaneous

  1. Values are means ± SD. n = 60 control mothers and babies; n = 60 gestational diabetic mothers and macrosomic babies. Significant difference between diabetic mothers or macrosomic newborns and their corresponding controls is as follow: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001.