INS and gestational diabetes: Cord plasma high molecular weight adiponectin concentrations were lower in GDM vs. controls (14.9 ± 8.9 vs. 20.5 ± 10.4 μg/ml, P=0.015), while the differences in cord blood insulin, C-peptide, proinsulin, IGF-I, IGF-II and leptin concentrations were not statistically significant.