Table 2

Cord plasma biomarkers in the newborns of fasting and non-fasting mothers (N=248)

	Fasting (n=89)		Non-fasting (n=159)		P value*
Biomarker*	Median	Mean±SE	Median	Mean±SE	P value*
Triglycerides, mmol/L	0.35	0.43±0.03	0.35	0.43±0.02	0.47
HDL, mmol/L	0.68	0.75±0.04	0.63	0.68±0.02	0.09
LDL, mmol/L	0.73	0.87±0.07	0.73	0.76±0.02	0.69
OxLDL, U/L	533.0	791.9±127.4	562.2	943.5±97.8	0.27
OxLDL:LDL, U/mmol	765.2	1075.7±146.3	796.7	1231.4±113.0	0.30
Glucose, mmol/L	3.95	4.03±0.08	4.70	4.98±0.07	<0.0001
Insulin, pmol/L	24.10	32.13±2.59	32.60	44.78±4.77	0.009
Glucose:insulin ratio	0.12	0.18±0.02	0.20	0.27±0.02	<0.0001
Proinsulin, pmol/L	15.90	18.28±1.19	12.70	17.54±1.19	0.02
Proinsulin:insulin ratio	0.51	0.66±0.05	0.56	0.78±0.08	0.10
Leptin	24.80	42.91±5.19	27.14	38.69±3.09	0.95
Adiponectin	18.14	19.66±0.75	20.28	21.20±0.66	0.04

P values in bold, P<0.05.
*P values in Wilcoxon tests for differences in fasting versus non-fasting subjects.
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; OxLDL, oxidized low-density lipoprotein.