Plasma concentrations of PICP, ICTP, PIIINP and IGFBP-1 for the whole study group and in the AGA, LGA, and SGA subgroups (median and quartiles)
| Variable | All infants (n=67) | AGA (n=39) | LGA (n=11) | SGA (n=17) | |
| PICP (μg/l) (median) quartiles | 1396.0 | 1398.0 | 1411.0 | 1231.0 | |
| 995.3; 1651.5 | 981.0; 1648.5 | 1178.5; 1818.8 | 991.8; 1659.3 | ||
| ICTP (μg/l) (median) quartiles | 84.6 | 93.9 | 65.94-150 | 71.24-150 | |
| 66.7; 103.4 | 77.0; 109.3 | 60.6; 90.4 | 58.6; 91.0 | ||
| PIIINP (μg/l) (median) quartiles | 75.4 | 76.0 | 106.14-150 | 55.5 | |
| 56.1; 104.7 | 59.7; 94.6 | 72.5; 123.3 | 44.3; 102.2 | ||
| PICP/ICTP (median) quartiles | 15.9 | 12.7 | 23.74-150 | 15.9 | |
| 12.1; 21.2 | 11.6; 17.8 | 16.5; 25.2 | 13.7; 21.5 | ||
| n=36 | n=15 | n=10 | n=12 | ||
| IGFBP-1 (μg/l) (median) | 44.0 | 40.0 | 19.04-150 | 110.04-150 | |
| quartiles | 23.0; 44.0 | 29.3; 71.5 | 9.9; 32.0 | 73.0; 172.0 | |
↵4-150 p < 0.05 v AGA.
PIIINP, collagen type III N-terminal propeptide; PICP, collagen type I C-terminal propeptide; ICTP, C-terminal cross linked telopeptide; IGFBP-1, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1; AGA, appropriate for gestational age; LGA, large for gestational age; SGA, small for gestational age.