RETN and Hypoglycemia: Moreover, plasma resistin concentrations were significantly higher in term (12.1; range: 7.8–17.7 ng/mL) than in preterm infants (5.2; range: 3.4–12.7 ng/mL), suggesting that high circulating resistin levels at term gestation could be advantageous to the infant by promoting hepatic glucose production and preventing hypoglycemia after birth [93].