Partial correlation coefficients§ of maternal and cord plasma OxLDL concentration and OxLDL to total LDL ratio with cord plasma metabolic health biomarkers in newborns of fasting mothers at delivery (n=89)
| Maternal plasma | Cord plasma | |||
| Cord plasma | OxLDL | OxLDL:LDL | OxLDL | OxLDL:LDL |
| Glucose:insulin ratio | −0.19 | 0.06 | 0.21* | 0.25† |
| Proinsulin:insulin ratio | 0.19* | 0.19* | 0.19* | 0.18* |
| Leptin | 0.03 | 0.07 | −0.02 | −0.04 |
| Adiponectin | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
Correlation coefficients in bold, P<0.05.
*P<0.05.
†P<0.01.
‡P<0.001.
§Pearson partial correlation coefficients adjusting for gestational age at maternal and cord blood sampling; data were log-transformed for all biomarkers with skewed crude data distribution in the analyses.
LDL, low-density lipoprotein; OxLDL, oxidized low-density lipoprotein.