Umbilical cord ghrelin in term and preterm newborns and its relation to metabolic hormones and anthropometric measurements.

The aim of the study was to assess umbilical cord ghrelin level in term and preterm newborns and its relation to other metabolic hormones and anthropometric measurements. A cross sectional comparative study included 50 normal appropriate-for-gestational-age newborns (25 full-terms; 25 preterm). Assessment of anthropometric measurements, cord levels of ghrelin, leptin, insulin and glucose were done to all newborns.