Table 3.
Correlation of infant’s weight for length z-score at 2 months and appetite hormones in breast milk
| Infant weight for length z-score at 2 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal weight (n 20) | Obese (n 20) | |||
| r | P | r | P | |
| Pre-feed breast milk | ||||
| Leptin | –0·324 | 0·163 | –0·326 | 0·160 |
| Ghrelin | 0·129 | 0·610 | 0·074 | 0·755 |
| Adiponectin | –0·003 | 0·990 | –0·248 | 0·291 |
| IGF-1 | –0·149 | 0·531 | –0·346 | 0·136 |
| Post-feed breast milk | ||||
| Leptin | –0·019 | 0·938 | –0·420 | 0·065 |
| Ghrelin | 0·800 | 0·200 | 0·466 | 0·093 |
| Adiponectin | 0·032 | 0·895 | –0·280 | 0·232 |
| IGF-1 | 0·015 | 0·950 | –0·476 | 0·034 |
Spearman correlation analysis. IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1.