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


CONCLUSIONS
There are no significant differences between GDM and normal pregnant women regarding leptin levels.
Mokhtari
Mojgan
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Hashemi
Mohammad
M
Yaghmaei
Minoo
M
Naderi
Mohammad
M
Shikhzadeh
Abdolsamad
A
Ghavami
Saeid
S
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D055815:Young Adult
D020738:Leptin