Association between plasma dipeptidyl peptidase-4 levels and cognitive function in perinatal pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Table 3 Concentration of diabetes related factors of each group

	DPP4	DPP4 (UCB)	BDNF	IL-6	8-iso-PGF2α
GDM (n = 81)	8.94 ± 8.50	1.56 ± 0.18	29.72 ± 7.14	9.02 ± 1.50	31.24 ± 15.78
HP (n = 85)	2.87 ± 2.31	0.18 ± 0.16	51.72 ± 15.82	8.10 ± 1.08	24.81 ± 4.90
CG (n = 51)	2.85 ± 1.76	/	43.53 ± 8.93	8.11 ± 1.02	24.88 ± 5.07
P value (GDM vs HP)	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
P value (GDM vs CG)	< 0.001	/	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
P value (HP vs CG)	0.98	/	0.18	0.96	0.97

Data are expressed as means ± SD. UCB: Umbilical cord blood; GDM: Gestational diabetes mellitus; HP: Healthy pregnant group; CG: Control group; DPP4: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4; IL-6: Interleukin-6; 8-iso-PGF2α: 8-iso-prostaglandinF2α; BDNF: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor.