Table 2.
Correlation coefficient between the umbilical cord serum FABP4 levels and the clinical parameters in both study groups.
| Variables | Umbilical Cord Serum FABP4 | |
|---|---|---|
| r | p | |
| Maternal Characteristics | ||
| prepregnancy BMI | 0.524 | 0.00026 ** |
| gestational weight gain | −0.108 | 0.437 |
| gestational BMI gain | −0.251 | 0.093 |
| BMI at delivery | 0.523 | 0.00027 ** |
| BMI after delivery | 0.574 | 0.000047 *** |
| gestational age at delivery | 0.153 | 0.114 |
| Maternal Serum | ||
| albumin | −0.285 | 0.055 |
| total cholesterol | −0.522 | 0.00028 ** |
| HDL | −0.394 | 0.008 * |
| LDL | −0.515 | 0.00035 ** |
| triglycerides | 0.005 | 0.97 |
| HgbA1c | 0.153 | 0.31 |
| FABP4 | 0.356 | 0.015 * |
| ghrelin | −0.279 | 0.060 |
| leptin | 0.494 | 0.00047 ** |
| Maternal Urine | ||
| FABP4 | −0.057 | 0.705 |
| ghrelin | 0.210 | 0.161 |
| Umbilical Cord Serum | ||
| ghrelin | −0.147 | 0.331 |
| leptin | 0.188 | 0.21 |
| Neonatal Anthropometric Measurements | ||
| birth weight | −0.381 | 0.011 * |
| birth body length | −0.184 | 0.232 |
| head circumference | −0.241 | 0.114 |
| chest circumference | −0.216 | 0.159 |
Statistically significant values are given in bold. BMI—body mass index; HDL—high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HgbA1c—hemoglobin A1c; LDL—low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FABP4—fatty acid binding protein 4. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001; *** p < 0.0001.