Table 2 Comparison of outcome measurements between the study groups.

	Infants of diabetic (n = 49)	Infants control group (n = 48)	Significance (p)
Cord pH	7.30 (0.08) (n = 35)	7.302 (0.07) (n = 32)	<0.01
Erythropoietin (IU/l)	45.7 (80.8)	41.9 (62.7)	0.058
STfR (mg/l)	17.4 (11.7–23.2)	12.9 (8.3–18.7)	<0.01
Ferritin (μg/l)	47 (24–117)	169 (136–202)	<0.01
TfR‐F index	10.4 (6.0–19.4)	5.8 (3.7–8.5)	<0.01
Blood glucose at 1 h (mmol/l)	2.5 (1.4)	3.5 (0.9)	<0.01

STfR, serum transferrin receptors; TfR‐F index, transferrin receptor to ferritin index.

Data shown as mean (SD) or as median (interquartile range)