ADIPOQ and gestational diabetes: It was reported [118] that the concentration of adiponectin in the plasma of lean mothers was not significantly higher (5.0 ± 1.0 μg/mL) in comparison to obese mothers without and with GDM (4.1 ± 1.8 μg/mL and 3.8 ± 1.4 μg/mL, respectively), while in cord blood plasma, the adiponectin level was not related to any accompanying disorders (lean group: 20.7 ± 6.2 μg/mL; obese group without GDM: 20.8 ± 8.6 μg/mL and with GDM: 22.0 ± 7.3 μg/mL).