Table 3 In labour group compared with not in labour group. In labour group includes preterm labour (PTL) and term labour (TL) groups, not in labour group includes preterm not in labour (PTnotL) and term not in labour (TnotL) groups. Protein concentrations are expressed in pg/mg of total protein. Expression of mRNA is the product/28S intensity ratio. Significant differences between the groups were determined using Mann-Whitney U Test. NS-statistically not significant difference.
Measured factor | In Labour Group (PTL and TL) | Not in Labour Group (PTnotL and TnotL) | p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Min | Max | N | Median | Min | Max | N | ||
IL-6 protein | 396.7 | 7.7 | 1286.4 | 28 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 215.0 | 18 | <0.0001 |
IL-8 protein | 818.9 | 13.9 | 1288.1 | 28 | 71.0 | 4.8 | 1278.9 | 19 | <0.0001 |
MCP-1 protein | 420.8 | 21.2 | 1293.5 | 28 | 39.5 | 15.4 | 598.7 | 19 | <0.0001 |
TNF-α protein | 4.6 | 0.8 | 31.4 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 10 | NS |
RANTES protein | 576.5 | 165.25 | 1075.3 | 18 | 439.5 | 141.0 | 869.6 | 10 | NS |
IL-8 mRNA | 0.4 | 0 | 8.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 18 | <0.0001 |
MCP-1 mRNA | 1.9 | 0 | 67.2 | 31 | 0.4 | 0 | 1.4 | 18 | <0.0001 |
RANTES mRNA | 1.3 | 0 | 54.0 | 31 | 1.1 | 0.03 | 13.8 | 18 | NS |
WBC | 15.9 | 7.3 | 28.4 | 21 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 14.1 | 14 | <0.001 |
CRP | 13.0 | 6.9 | 123.0 | 18 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 17.0 | 8 | 0.0221 |