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Table 3 Correlation of breast milk hormones with maternal BMI

From: Could a remarkable decrease in leptin and insulin levels from colostrum to mature milk contribute to early growth catch-up of SGA infants?

 

n

Correlation Coefficient

p

Pre-gestational BMI

 Leptin C

51

0.357

0.010*

 Leptin MM

48

0.752

<0.001*

 Adiponectin C

54

−0.038

0.787

 Adiponectin MM

51

0.093

0.514

 Insulin C

54

0.102

0.464

 Insulin MM

52

0.330

0.017*

At birth BMI

 Leptin C

53

0.375

0.006*

 Leptin MM

51

0.760

<0.001*

 Adiponectin C

55

−0.157

0.253

 Adiponectin MM

54

0.019

0.893

 Insulin C

56

0.080

0.556

 Insulin MM

55

0.359

0.007*

1 month post-natal BMI

 Leptin C

45

0.374

0.011*

 Leptin MM

50

0.814

<0.001*

 Adiponectin C

48

−0.193

0.189

 Adiponectin MM

53

−0.026

0.851

 Insulin C

47

0.087

0.561

 Insulin MM

54

0.417

0.002*

  1. *p ≤ 0.05, Spearman’s test. C: colostrum; MM: mature milk. BMI:body mass index
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