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Evaluation of the serum leptin in normal pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus in Zahedan, southeast Iran

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Abstract

Purpose

There is conflicting data regarding leptin in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The aim of the present study was to compare serum leptin levels between individuals with GDM and normal pregnancy.

Methods

This case–control study was performed on 26 GDM and 22 healthy pregnant women. Leptin concentrations were measured using an enzyme immunoassay.

Results

The level of serum leptin was not significantly different between GDM (9.890 ± 7.764 ng/ml) and normal pregnant women (13.80 ± 10.32 ng/ml) (p = 0.14).

Conclusion

There are no significant differences between GDM and normal pregnant women regarding leptin levels.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by research grant from Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. The authors would like to acknowledge the patients and healthy subjects who willingly participated in the study.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

    Mojgan Mokhtari & Minoo Yaghmaei

  2. Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

    Mohammad Hashemi

  3. Research Center for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

    Mohammad Naderi & Abdolsamad Shikhzadeh

  4. Department of Physiology, Manitoba Institute of Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Saeid Ghavami

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Mokhtari, M., Hashemi, M., Yaghmaei, M. et al. Evaluation of the serum leptin in normal pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus in Zahedan, southeast Iran. Arch Gynecol Obstet 284, 539–542 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1681-0

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