Table 3.
Correlation between placental TLR4 mRNA and body composition or metabolic status in pregnant women
Variable | Correlation with placental TLR4 mRNA (copies/ng RNA) | |
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Spearman r | p value | |
Maternal age | 0.007 | 0.967 |
Gestational age | 0.080 | 0.630 |
Pre-gravid BMI | 0.570 | 0.000 |
BMI at delivery | 0.667 | 0.000 |
Total GWG | 0.178 | 0.278 |
HOMA-IR | 0.309 | 0.062 |
Plasma glucose | 0.007 | 0.969 |
Plasma insulin | 0.350 | 0.034 |
Plasma leptin | 0.729 | 0.000 |
Plasma CRP | 0.532 | 0.004 |