Adiponectin and Leptin at Early Pregnancy: Association to Actual Glucose Disposal and Risk for GDM-A Prospective Cohort Study.

Associations of adiponectin and leptin with features of deteriorated glucose metabolism at early gestation may be indicative for the endocrine involvement of adipose tissue in the manifestation of GDM and thus predictive for later impairments in metabolic flexibility in women at risk.