Research Article

Angiopoietin-Like 8 in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Reduced Levels in Third Trimester Maternal Serum and Placenta, Increased Levels in Cord Blood Serum

Table 3

Correlation analysis results between cord blood serum ANGPTL8 and parameters of pregnant subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and with diabetes mellitus (GDM).

VariableNGT (n = 19)GDM (n = 23)
r Valuer Value

Age0.3350.1610.0430.844
Duration of pregnancy (day)0.2260.3530.2800.195
BMI (kg/m2)0.1040.671−0.0310.887
FFA (ng/mL)−0.0470.8470.0140.950
TC (mmol/L)−0.2180.3700.3630.088
TG (mmol/L)−0.1190.6260.0300.893
Insulin (uIU/mL)0.1700.485−0.2140.326
HOMA-IR−0.1040.673−0.4380.037
FPG (mmol/L)−0.3910.098−0.4590.028
Glucose AUC0.1710.4840.0810.712
Birthweight (g)0.5870.0080.5330.009

Statistically different from pregnant subjects with normal glucose tolerance ()