Adiponectin levels in maternal serum and umbilical cord blood at birth by mode of delivery: relationship to anthropometric measurements and fetal sex

Table 3 Correlation between maternal serum adiponectin levels in the first 24 h after birth and umbilical cord blood adiponectin (n = 75)

Mode of delivery	Serum adiponectin levels (μg/ml)	r	P
Vaginal delivery (n = 40)	Maternal adiponectin	0.42	0.007^a
Vaginal delivery (n = 40)	Umbilical cord blood adiponectin	0.42	0.007^a
Cesarean section(n = 35)	Maternal adiponectin	0.085	0.62^a
Cesarean section(n = 35)	Umbilical cord blood adiponectin	0.085	0.62^a

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