Expression and significance of cathepsin C and cathepsin D during pregnancy and Preeclampsia

Table 3 Expression of Cat C and D in normal pregnancy and PE placentas

Biomarker	Group	Number of cases	Number of views	-	+	++	+++	χ²	P
Cat C	Normal pregnancy	20	100	45	37	12	6	20.746	0.000^a
	Preeclampsia alone	20	100	18	41	27	14	66.546	0.000^b
	Severe preeclampsia	20	100	8	19	33	40	25.031	0.000^c
Cat D	Normal pregnancy	20	100	3	10	35	52	16.314	0.001^a
	Preeclampsia alone	20	100	11	26	30	33	54.299	0.000^b
	Severe preeclampsia	20	100	19	44	19	18	13.643	0.003^c

^a Preeclampsia alone compared with normal pregnancy: P < 0.01;^b severe preeclampsia compared with normal pregnancy: P < 0.001;^c severe preeclampsia compared with Preeclampsia alone: P < 0.01

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