Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficients between cord blood adipokines and infant growth.

From: Cord blood adiponectin and leptin are associated with a lower risk of stunting during infancy

Variable

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

1. Adiponectin in cord blood

0.35***

0.35***

0.09

0.04

0.05

0.1

 − 0.01

 − 0.27***

 − 0.04

 − 0.06

2. Leptin in cord blood

 

0.45***

0.10

0.25***

0.13*

0.15**

0.06

 − 0.32***

 − 0.03

 − 0.19**

3. WAZ at birth

  

0.32***

0.53***

0.36***

0.38***

0.21***

 − 0.56***

 − 0.11

 − 0.36***

4. HAZ at birth

   

 − 0.59***

0.22***

0.25***

0.12*

 − 0.09

 − 0.84***

0.57***

5. WHZ at birth

    

0.09

 − 0.03

0.15*

 − 0.34***

0.52***

 − 0.83***

6. WAZ at 12 mo

     

0.67***

0.85***

0.57***

0.15**

0.41***

7. HAZ at 12 mo

      

0.2***

0.27***

0.31***

0.15*

8. WHZ at 12 mo

       

0.57***

 − 0.01

0.44***

9. WAZ gain/mo

        

0.23***

0.66***

10. HAZ gain/mo

         

 − 0.40***

11. WHZ gain/mo

          
  1. Adiponectin (μg/mL) and leptin (ng/mL) were ln-transformed.
  2. WAZ weight-for-age z-score, HAZ height-for-age z-score, WHZ weight-for-height z-score.
  3. *P value < 0.05, **P value < 0.01, ***P value < 0.001.
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