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

Table 6

Comparison of study parameters between subgroups in the group of preterm labor.

Parameter	Group A1 < 48 h					Group A2 > 48 h
		Min–max	Q1	Q3	Median		Min–max	Q1	Q3	Median
CL (mm)	31	9–32	11	21	14	41	8–35	12	31	19.5	0.04
WBC (10^9/L)	31	3.32–25.4	10.19	14.42	13.09	41	6.8–21.9	9.7	14.1	11.1	NS
CRP (mg/L)	31	0.4–77.3	5.3	14.4	7.6	41	0.2–41.7	2.3	8.3	4.45	0.01
SDF-1α (pg/mL)	31	1000–5515	1200	2192	1765	41	1101–4282	1766	2720	2168	0.01
RE (pg/mL)	31	4223–30060	6732	11830	8572	41	3958–52950	6843	10530	8035	NS
sRAGE (pg/mL)	31	48.99–4872	324.0	567.0	366.3	41	176.5–1125	333.6	760.1	636.9	0.01
esRAGE (pg/mL)	31	231.9–958.8	475.7	606.5	535.7	41	230.0–915.2	453.9	591.9	522.9	NS

CL: cervix length; 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; Q1: quartile 1; Q3: quartile 3; min: minimum; max: maximum; : Mann-Whitney level of significance.