OBJECTIVE: To determine whether maternal serum leptin levels can predict pregnancy outcome in cases of threatened miscarriage. DESIGN: Observational study. PATIENTS: Fifty-seven women with normal pregnancy (group A), 19 women with threatened miscarriage who delivered at term (group B), 22 women with threatened miscarriage with subsequent miscarriage (group C) and 27 women with delayed miscarriage (group D). MEASUREMENTS: Maternal serum leptin was determined using a commercial radioimmunoassay (RIA) kit. RESULTS: Serum leptin levels were not significantly different among groups A, B and C [median (range) 17.6 (10.1-26.5), 18.2 (12.5-25.6) and 17.3 (11.2-27.6) microg/l, respectively]. Women in group D showed significantly lower serum leptin levels in comparison with other groups [14 (6.7-21.3) microg/l; P < 0.05]. CONCLUSIONS: Serum leptin levels in the first trimester of pregnancy may not be the primary indicator of miscarriage in cases of threatened abortion.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether maternal serum leptin levels can predict pregnancy outcome in cases of threatened miscarriage. DESIGN: Observational study. PATIENTS: Fifty-seven women with normal pregnancy (group A), 19 women with threatened miscarriage who delivered at term (group B), 22 women with threatened miscarriage with subsequent miscarriage (group C) and 27 women with delayed miscarriage (group D). MEASUREMENTS: Maternal serum leptin was determined using a commercial radioimmunoassay (RIA) kit. RESULTS: Serum leptin levels were not significantly different among groups A, B and C [median (range) 17.6 (10.1-26.5), 18.2 (12.5-25.6) and 17.3 (11.2-27.6) microg/l, respectively]. Women in group D showed significantly lower serum leptin levels in comparison with other groups [14 (6.7-21.3) microg/l; P < 0.05]. CONCLUSIONS: Serum leptin levels in the first trimester of pregnancy may not be the primary indicator of miscarriage in cases of threatened abortion.