Background: Leptin is an adipocyte-secreted hormone and plays an important role in the regulation of energy homeostasis by the inhibition of food intake. Recently a positive correlation between leptin ...

Skinfold measures were performed in 39 women at 30.8 (mean) and 37.7 weeks gestation. Fat mass (kg) and sum of three skinfolds were calculated. Increases in maternal fat mass in late gestation were ...