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Table 4 Correlation of breast milk hormone concentrations with infant weight gain

From: Could a remarkable decrease in leptin and insulin levels from colostrum to mature milk contribute to early growth catch-up of SGA infants?

 

n

Correlation coefficient

p

Weight gain at 1 month

 Leptin, C

45

0.039

0.800

 Leptin, MM

50

−0.264

0.064

 Adiponectin, C

48

−0.112

0.450

 Adiponectin, MM

53

−0.211

0.129

 Insulin, C

47

−0.055

0.715

 Insulin, MM

54

−0.268

0.050*

  1. *p ≤ 0.05, Spearman’s test. C: colostrum; MM: mature milk
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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