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Table 3 Activating to inhibitory balance

From: Persistence of decidual NK cells and KIR genotypes in healthy pregnant and preeclamptic women: a case-control study in the third trimester of gestation

Range Act/Inh

Frequency (%) Controls

Frequency (%) PE

 

(n = 86)

(n = 90)

Activating range: 0.6-1.1

68.6

54.4

Inhibitory range: 0.2-0.5

31.3

45.5

  1. Ratio numbers of activating to inhibitory (Act/Inh) KIR genes between controls and women with preeclampsia (PE). 0.2 to 0.5 (inhibitory range) and 0.6 to 1.1 (activating range).
  2. p = 0.05, OR = 0.54, 95%CI 0.29 to 1.013