Table 5.

Correlations of cord plasma RBP-4 with leptin, HMW and total adiponectin in male and female newborns

	Males		Females
	r	P value	r	P value
Leptin	0.012	0.884	0.2147	0.013
Adiponectin
HMW	0.145	0.067	−0.010	0.912
Total	0.123	0.121	−0.005	0.952
HMW/total ratio	0.078	0.377	−0.059	0.947

Data presented are Pearson partial correlations (r) adjusting for gestational age at delivery/cord blood sampling.

P values in bold: p<0.05.

HMW, high molecular weight; RBP-4, retinol-binding protein 4.