Item

Group A

Group B

Group C

SEM

P-value

INS (µIU/ml)

Prepartum

4.74^b

11.66 ^a

12.89 ^a

1.18

0.0012

Postpartum

4.41

3.88

4.24

0.46

0.3650

GN (pg/ml)

Prepartum

188.42 ^c

207.81^b

226.44 ^a

5.97

0.0032

Postpartum

232.11^b

239.00^b

287.78 ^a

7.20

0.0013

IGF-1 (ng/ml)

Prepartum

69.40

66.32

60.40

7.84

0.6462

Postpartum

92.55

98.62

96.12

11.60

0.6486

GH (ng/ml)

Prepartum

0.94 ^a

0.83^ab

0.72^b

0.05

0.0155

Postpartum

1.00^b

1.16 ^a

1.17 ^a

0.05

0.0037

LEP (ng/ml)

Prepartum

12.93^b

13.31^b

14.46 ^a

0.47

0.0007

Postpartum

13.09 ^a

11.37^b

11.50^b

0.29

0.0020

NPY (ng/L)

Prepartum

412.98 ^a

397.00 ^a

369.95^b

9.46

0.0050

Postpartum

416.68 ^a

385.08^b

378.72^b

12.17

0.0021