Table 4 Correlation between serum Preptin (ng/l) of controls and breast milk Preptin (ng/l) with different variables
variable | Serum Preptin (ng/l) | Breast milk Preptin (ng/l) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r | P | r | P | ||
Serum Preptin (ng/l) | 0.87 | 0.001** | |||
Demographic data of Infants | Age (mo) | - 0.35 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 0.6 |
Weight(kg) | 0.37- | 0.1 | 0.20 | 0.2 | |
Length(cm) | - 0.42 | 0.1 | 0.31 | 0.2 | |
HC(cm) | - 0.16 | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.8 | |
Demographic data Of mother | Age (year) | - 0.03 | 0.9 | −0.59 | 0.01* |
Parity (no) | - 0.15 | 0.7 | −0.50 | 0.05 | |
Height(cm) | 0.01 | 0.1 | −0.24 | 0.3 | |
Weight(kg) | - 0.19 | 0.4 | 0.16 | 0.5 | |
BMI(kg/m2) | 0.07 | 0.8 | −0.24 | 0.3 | |
Laboratory data | Calcium (mg/dl) | 0.53 | 0.04* | −0.10 | 0.7 |
Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 0.001 | 0.9 | 0.05 | 0.8 | |
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 0.008 | 0.9 | −0.22 | 0.4 | |
Serum 25(OH) Vitamin D (ng/dl) | 0.058 | 0.838 | 0.496 | 0.060* | |