Maternal circulating levels of Adipocytokines and insulin resistance as predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus: preliminary findings of a longitudinal descriptive study

The present study aimed to assess the role of adipocytokines as predictive markers of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We undertook this study to explore the association of adiponectin, resistin, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and insulin resistance in the development of GDM.This longitudinal descriptive study was done in the Medical College Hospital, involving the departments of Biochemistry and Gynecology....