Table 2. Secondary outcomes among children born post-term or at term.
| Post-term children | Term children | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 36 | 41 | ||
| Glucose homeostasis | Acute insulin response (mU/l) | 418 (339–516) | 304 (235–392) | 0.037 |
| Glucose effectiveness (10-2/min) | 2.25 (1.52–3.33) | 3.11 (2.01–4.83) | 0.047 | |
| Disposition index | 3539 (2406–5205) | 3576 (2271–5630) | 0.95 | |
| Fasting insulin (mU/l) | 5.72 (4.38–7.49) | 5.20 (3.76–7.19) | 0.43 | |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 86.1 (82.9–89.2) | 87.2 (83.4–91.0) | 0.43 | |
| Hormone concentrations | Leptin (ng/ml) | 6.96 (4.99–8.92) | 4.49 (2.13–6.86) | 0.008 |
| Adiponectin (μg/ml) | 7.82 (4.64–9.20) | 10.75 (9.32–12.17) | 0.005 | |
| IGF-I (ng/ml) | 204 (168–240) | 200 (157–243) | 0.78 | |
| IGFBP-1 (ng/ml) | 10.6 (7.8–13.5) | 17.6 (14.6–20.5) | 0.002 | |
| Androstenedione (nmol/l) | 0.44 (0.33–0.54) | 0.59 (0.48–0.70) | 0.055 | |
| DHEAS (nmol/l) | 4.59 (2.53–6.66) | 6.12 (3.59–8.64) | 0.11 | |
| 24-hour blood pressure monitoring | Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 73.4 (70.0–76.8) | 76.2 (72.0–80.5) | 0.09 |
| Nocturnal systolic dipping (%) | 9.7 (6.2–13.2) | 13.5 (9.2–17.8) | 0.027 | |
| Nocturnal diastolic dipping (%) | 15.6 (11.1–20.1) | 19.4 (13.8–25.1) | 0.079 | |
| Inflammatory markers | CRP (ng/ml) | 457 (63–851) | 490 (6–974) | 0.86 |
| Uric acid (μmol/l) | 229 (211–247) | 201 (181–220) | 0.033 |
Data are means and 95% confidence intervals adjusted for other confounding factors in the multivariate models.