Table 2.

Biochemical Profiles of Maternal and Cord Blood From Control and Obese Patients

Biochemical Parameters	Maternal			Cord
	Normal BMI (n = 35)	High BMI (n = 39)	P Value	Normal BMI (n = 35)	High BMI (n = 39)	P Value
Glucose, mmol/L	4.288 ± 0.055	4.279 ± 0.098	.938	3.732 ± 0.067	3.869 ± 0.072	.168
Triglycerides, mmol/L	2.494 ± 0.12	2.887 ± 0.14	.037a	0.209 ± 0.013	0.269 ± 0.02	.014a
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	6.086 ± 0.235	6.743 ± 0.194	.036a	1.562 ± 0.059	1.734 ± 0.059	.043a
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.744 ± 0.069	1.671 ± 0.07	.459	0.813 ± 0.042	0.732 ± 0.039	.163
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	3.488 ± 0.175	4.011 ± 0.152	.029a	0.722 ± 0.028	0.879 ± 0.044	.003a
Insulin, μIU/mL	11.871 ± 1.267	17.815 ± 1.782	.008a	8.976 ± 0.763	11.4 ± 2.099	.283
Leptin, ng/mL	23.933 ± 2.66	48.603 ± 2.801	.001a	2.674 ± 0.2	4.862 ± 0.54	.05

Abbreviations: HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; n, number of cases. Data are mean ± SEM.

^aStatistically significant.