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There were 116 neonates included in our study, of which 74 (64%) were born to overweight\/obese mothers and 42 (36%) were born to nonoverweight\/nonobese mothers.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Neonates born to overweight\/obese mothers had significantly higher cord blood concentrations of PCSK9 compared with neonates born to nonoverweight\/nonobese group (323 [253-442] ng\/mL compared with 270 [244-382] ng\/mL, P = .041). We found no significant difference in cord blood concentrations of PCSK9 between neonates of diabetic mothers compared with neonates of nondiabetic mothers. In multivariate linear regression analysis, higher cord plasma PCSK9 concentration was significantly associated with maternal overweight\/obesity status (b = 50.12; 95% CI, 4.02-96.22; P = .033), after adjusting for gestational age, birth weight, male sex, and intrauterine growth restriction.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Neonates born to mothers with overweight\/obesity have higher cord blood PCSK9 concentrations compared with the nonoverweight\/nonobese group, and higher cord blood PCSK9 concentrations were significantly associated with maternal overweight\/obesity status, after adjusting for perinatal factors. Larger longitudinal studies are needed to examine the role of PCSK9 in the development of metabolic syndrome in high-risk neonates born to overweight, obese, or diabetic mothers.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1210\/jendso\/bvae031","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,20]],"date-time":"2024-02-20T09:04:19Z","timestamp":1708419859000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Maternal Obesity Modulates Cord Blood Concentrations of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin\/Kexin-type 9 Levels"],"prefix":"10.1210","volume":"8","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5156-0345","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dimitrios","family":"Rallis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA 02115 , USA"},{"name":"Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Ioannina, Faculty of Medicine , Ioannina 45110 , 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