Metabolic characteristics according to size and growth
| Small for gestational age (SGA) babies | Appropriate for gestational age (AGA) babies (n=42) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fetal growth retardation (n=16) | Normal growth (n=33) | ||||
| Glucose (mmol/l) | 2.5 (1.2-4.8)2-151 | 2.7 (1.6-5.0)2-151 | 3.6 (1.8-5.3) | ||
| Insulin (pmol/l) | 31.2 (5.9-272.0) | 27.3 (2.4-138.7) | 37.8 (4.1-200.5) | ||
| Proinsulin (pmol/l) | 9.4 (4.9-31.4) | 8.2 (4.2-20.2) | 9.3 (4.0-23.7) | ||
| Des 31, 32 pro-insulin (pmol/l) | 4.1 (1.5-75.1) | 4.6 (0.9-41.8)2-151 | 8.15 (0.9-62.1) | ||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.24 (0.74-1.85)2-150 2-151 | 1.38 (0.52-2.37) | 1.52 (1.06-2.58) | ||
| Free cholesterol (mmol/l) | 0.42 (0.29-0.58) | 0.45 (0.20-0.78) | 0.44 (0.27-0.78) | ||
| Cholesterol ester (mmol/l) | 0.84 (0.45-1.37)2-150 2-151 | 0.96 (0.32-1.64)2-151 | 1.08 (0.72-1.85) | ||
| Free:cholesterol ester ratio | 0.48 (0.35-0.73)2-151 | 0.46 (0.38-0.64)2-151 | 0.40 (0.26-0.60) | ||
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 0.44 (0.22-1.63) | 0.47 (0.12-1.43) | 0.37 (0.13-2.29) | ||
| Lipoprotein (a) (mg/dl) | 0.5 (0.5-0.45) | 0.5 (0.5-10.6) | 0.5 (0.5-13.9) | ||
| Apolipoprotein A-1 (mg/dl) | 63.0 (28.6-72.6) | 62.3 (30.0-94.3) | 68.0 (48.5-101.3) | ||
| Apolipoprotein B (mg/dl) | 13.2 (6.0-25.0) | 15.5 (3.8-27.8) | 17.3 (10.5-30.8) | ||
| A-1:B ratio | 4.1 (2.2-12.1) | 4.4 (2.6-23.6) | 4.1 (2.4-9.1) | ||