Table 1.
Parameter | Sample | Normoglycemic | Hyperglycemic | Statistical contrast |
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Glucose level (mg/dL) | Colostrum | 76 ± 18.0 | 148.1 ± 31.8† | Colostrum versus blood F = 1.77; P = 0.57 |
Maternal blood | 80.95 ± 9.24 | 111.3 ± 12.7† | Normo- versus hyperglycemic F = 19.2; P = 0.007 | |
Cord blood | 75.3 ± 10.5 | 95.7 ± 5.7† | ||
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Mononuclear phagocytes count (×106 cell/mL) | Colostrum | 4.7 ± 0.4 | 4.5 ± 0.7 | Colostrum versus blood F = 6.5; P = 0.04 |
Maternal blood | 5.3 ± 0.7 | 5.1 ± 0.5 | Normo- versus hyperglycemic F = 2.18; P = 0.23 | |
Cord blood | 3.5 ± 0.9* | 3.2 ± 1.1* | ||
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Mononuclear phagocytes viability (%) | Colostrum | 94 ± 4.5 | 93 ± 4.2 | Colostrum versus blood F = 1.85; P = 0.71 |
Maternal blood | 95 ± 5.4 | 93 ± 4.3 | Normo- versus hyperglycemic F = 0.8424; P = 0.9160 | |
Cord blood | 95 ± 3.4 | 90 ± 5.7 |
*Statistical differences between leukocyte count in cord blood and leukocyte count in maternal blood and colostrum (within a column). †Statistical differences in glucose levels between normoglycemic and hyperglycemic women (in a row).