Plasma concentrations of leptin at mid-pregnancy are associated with gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Table 2 Mid-pregnancy plasma concentrations of inflammatory, angiogenic, and metabolic proteins in a cohort of pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2001-2004^a

Proteins	N	Median (25th percentile, 75th percentile)
Ang-1, ng/mL	1001	14.88 (8.15, 23.57)
Ang-2, ng/mL	1001	4.63 (2.01, 9.21)
Angptl3, ng/mL	996	87.37 (56.49, 130.85)
VEGF-A, pg/mL	998	39.66 (7.81, 262.25)
sFlt-1, ng/mL	967	1.27 (0.55, 3.03)
sTNFR2, ng/mL	999	5.04 (3.27, 7.50)
PGF, ng/mL	950	1.18 (0.54, 2.24)
MIPβ/CCL4, pg/mL	982	147.21 (56.10, 346.06)
MCP-1/CCL2, pg/mL	990	75.29 (7.81, 868.80)
Leptin, ng/mL	1001	8.39 (4.66, 13.79)
IL-1β, pg/mL	386	20.84 (3.91, 76.40)
IL-18 BP, ng/mL	1002	12.98 (8.74, 19.03)
sICAM1, ng/mL	1002	151.39 (103.53, 226.81)
Factor D, ng/mL	377	487.32 (326.87, 681.80)
sEng, ng/mL	1001	21.19 (14.62, 28.10)
CRP, μ g/mL	372	1.87 (0.81, 4.14)
CHI3L1, ng/mL	1002	37.54 (22.75, 66.69)
C5a, ng/mL	991	79.20 (30.65, 236.78)

^a Ang-1 angiopoietin-1; Ang-2 angiopoietin-2; Angptl3 angiopoietin-like 3; C5a complement component C5a; CHI3L1 chitinase-3-like protein-1; CRP C-reactive protein; Factor D complement factor D; IL-18 BP interleukin-18 binding protein; IL-1β interleukin-1 beta; MCP-1/CCL2 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; MIPβ/CCL4 macrophage inflammatory protein-1 beta; PGF placental growth factor; sEng soluble endoglin; sFlt-1 soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1; sICAM1 soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1; sTNFR2 soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 2; VEGF-A vascular endothelial growth factor

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