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Table 2 Associations between cord blood IGF-1, IGFBP-3, ghrelin, and insulin levels and maternal H. pylori seropositivity

From: Maternal H. pylori seropositivity is associated with gestational hypertension but is irrelevant to fetal growth and development in early childhood

Variable

Serum H. pylori IgG

p value

Number (%)

Seropositive (n = 20)

Seronegative (n = 59)

IGF-1 < 35 (ng/ml)

14 (70.0)

24 (40.7)

0.02

IGFBP-3 < 1120 (ng/ml)

20 (100)

45 (76.3)

0.02

Insulin < 35 (pmol/l)

17 (85.0)

38 (64.4)

0.10

Ghrelin > 925 (pg/ml)

3 (15.0)

16 (27.1)

0.37

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BMC Pediatrics

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