Diagnostic Potential of Evaluation of SDF-1α and sRAGE Levels in Threatened Premature Labor

Table 5

Comparison of study parameters between study groups.

Parameter	Rank-sum group A, preterm labor	Rank-sum group B,; term labor
WBC (10^9/L)	3454	3101.0	1561.5	−0.346	NS
CRP (mg/L)	3683	1168	640.00	−3.148	0.001
SDF-1α (pg/mL)	3675	3346	1190	2.682	0.007
RE (pg/mL)	3509	3872	1493	1.730	NS
sRAGE (pg/mL)	4068	4709	1583.5	2.671	0.007
esRAGE (pg/mL)	3755.5	3625.5	1739.5	0.451	NS

WBC: white blood cells; CRP: C-reactive protein; SDF-1α: stromal cell-derived factor-1α; RE: resistin; sRAGE: secretory receptors for advanced glycation end products; esRAGE: endogenous secretory receptors for advanced glycation end products; : Mann-Whitney U test; : Mann-Whitney Z test; : Mann-Whitney level of significance.