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Table 4 Association between adiponectin concentrations in maternal serum & umbilical cord blood and infant’s sex (n = 75)

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

Gender

Maternal adiponectin (ug/mL)

Umbilical cord blood adiponectin (ug/mL)

Mean ± SD

P-value

Mean ± SD

P-value

Male (n = 39)

7.64 ± 3.50

0.44a

7.73 ± 3.68

0.86a

Female (n = 36)

7.48 ± 3.16

8.01 ± 4.48

  1. a, Mann-Whitney test