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- Title
Cord blood insulin, IGF‐I, IGF‐II, leptin, adiponectin and ghrelin, and their associations with insulin sensitivity, β‐cell function and adiposity in infancy.
- Authors
Zhang, D. L.; Du, Q.; Luo, Z. C.; Fraser, W. D.; Djemli, A.; Julien, P.
- Abstract
Abstract: Aim: Vulnerability to insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes may originate in early life, but little is known about whether any perinatal biomarkers are predictive of later metabolic health. We sought to assess whether cord blood insulin, insulin‐like growth factor (IGF)‐I, IGF‐II, leptin, adiponectin and ghrelin are associated with metabolic health indicators in infancy. Methods: In a prospective singleton birth cohort, we assessed cord blood insulin, IGF‐I, IGF‐II, leptin, adiponectin and ghrelin concentrations in relation to the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA‐IR), β‐cell function (HOMA‐β), fasting proinsulin‐to‐insulin ratio, BMIz‐score, and the sum of triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness (an indicator of adiposity) in infants at age 1 year (n = 185). Results: Adjusting for maternal and infant characteristics, one standard deviation ( sd) increase in cord blood adiponectin was associated with an 11.1% (95% confidence interval 1.8–19.5%) decrease in HOMA‐β (P = 0.02) and a 13.6% (1.8–26.8%) increase in proinsulin‐to‐insulin ratio (P = 0.02), indicating worse β‐cell function in infants at age 1 year. One sd increase in cord blood insulin was associated with a 0.5 (0.1–1.0) mm increase in skinfold thickness (P = 0.01). One sd increase in cord blood ghrelin was associated with a 0.2 (0.02–0.3) decrease in BMIz‐score (P = 0.02) and a 0.5 (0.1–0.9) mm decrease (P = 0.02) in skinfold thickness. Cord blood IGF‐I and IGF‐II were not associated with the observed metabolic health indicators at age 1 year. Conclusion: The study is the first to show that cord blood adiponectin may be negatively predictive of β‐cell function, whereas cord blood ghrelin may be negatively predictive of adiposity in infancy.
- Subjects
INSULIN resistance; TRICEPS physiology; ROTATOR cuff; ADIPOSE tissues; BIOMARKERS; BIOLOGICAL models; CONFIDENCE intervals; FASTING; CORD blood; HEALTH status indicators; HOMEOSTASIS; INSULIN; ISLANDS of Langerhans; LONGITUDINAL method; PROINSULIN; SKINFOLD thickness; SOMATOMEDIN; LEPTIN; GHRELIN; BODY mass index; ADIPONECTIN; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DIAGNOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Diabetic Medicine, 2018, Vol 35, Issue 10, p1412
- ISSN
0742-3071
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dme.13671