Association between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Levels in 2^nd Trimester Amniotic Fluid and Fetal Development

Table 2

Amniotic fluid BDNF mean values in the three studied groups: SGA, LGA, and Control: both SGA and macrosomic fetuses are characterized by notably higher amniotic fluid levels of BDNF compared to normal-growth fetuses.

Group		BDNF (mean value ± SD)	value
SGA	31	36,300 ± 9000 pg/ml	0.09
LGA	18	35,700 ± 11,200 pg/ml	0.22
Control	31	32,700 ± 5700 pg/ml