Table 2. Spearman rank correlation coefficient between circulating IGF2 concentration and mRNA levels and mothers’ and newborns’ body composition-related phenotypes.
| 3rd T IGF2 levels | Cord blood IGF2 levels |
IGF2 mRNA levels (fetal side) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T body weight |
-0.35* |
0.10 |
- |
| 2nd T body weight |
-0.37* |
0.22 |
- |
| 3rd T body weight |
-0.37* |
0.21 |
- |
| 1st T fat mass |
-0.39* |
-0.06 |
- |
| Newborn’s height |
-0.31† |
0.42** |
0.04 |
| Newborn’s weight |
-0.24 |
0.25 |
0.07 |
| Placenta weight | -0.22 | 0.29† | 0.32* |
T, trimester of pregnancy; mRNA, mRNA; †p < 0.1; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.