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Table 2 Leptin, soluble leptin receptor (Ob-Re), cortisol concentrations and free leptin index (FLI) in the umbilical cord and in newborns on the 4th day of life

From: Cortisol, leptin and free leptin index (FLI) in newborns in the first days of life and their importance for body weight programming

Parameter

Umbilical cord blood

Newborns’ blood

p-value

Leptin (ng/ml)

10.37 ± 6.35

3.44 ± 1.30

p < 0.0001

Ob-Re (ng/ml)

4.44 ± 3.11

15.00 ± 5.67

p < 0.0001

FLI

2.91 ± 2.69

0.26 ± 0.14

p < 0.0001

Cortisol (nmol/L)

325.01 ± 226.45

107.26 ± 81.35

p < 0.0001

  1. Data expressed as mean ± SD
  2. FLI = Leptin/Ob-Re