LEP and preeclampsia: In order to reduce this possibility, our study population excluded newborns transferred to intensive care immediately after delivery and the analysis was further restricted to children with hs-CRP levels below 200 μg/L.[27] Finally, our study populations included few women who had preeclampsia which has been associated with higher cord blood leptin concentrations.[29] Exclusion of these women did not alter the observed associations (data not shown).