Table 1.

Comparison of retinol and RBP values studied in maternal and cord blood.

	Mean (ng/mL)	P
Cord blood retinol ≠	273.7 ± 150	<0.001
Maternal retinol ≠	206.4 ± 86.2≠
Cord blood RBP*,≠	7.88 ± 5.6	0.007
Maternal RBP*,≠	1.04 ± 0.97

^*RBP: Retinol binding protein.

^≠mean ± standard deviation.