Table 3.

Partial correlations* of cord blood fetuin-A with fetal growth (birth weight and birth length) and fetal growth factors (n=306)

	Cord blood fetuin-A
	GDM R	P	Control R	P
Birth weight z score	−0.19	0.025	0.10	0.246
Birth length z score	−0.24	0.005	0.06	0.479
Insulin	0.05	0.540	0.05	0.566
IGF-I	−0.03	0.754	0.07	0.416
IGF-II	0.14	0.084	−0.01	0.863

*Data presented are partial correlation coefficients adjusting for gestational age at delivery/cord blood sampling. P values in bold, p<0.05.

GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; IGF, insulin-like growth factor.