Cytokines in Preterm Delivery: Proposal of a New Diagnostic Algorithm

Table 1

Characteristic of the groups.

Parameter	Statistics	Preterm delivery	False preterm delivery
Maternal age (years)	Mean ± SEM	26.4	25.1	0.241
		5.22	5.62
	Min–max	16–41	18–39
Gravidity	Mean ± SEM	2	1.8	0.112
		1.04	1.18
	Min–max	1–6	1–4
Gestational age (weeks)	Mean ± SEM	31.1	28.3	0.068
		3.96	5.9
	Min–max	22–36	23–36
Fetal weight by USG examination	Mean ± SEM	1761	1642	0.136
		658	757
	Min–max	507–2482	612–2420
Maternal height (cm)	Mean ± SEM	162.5	164.2	0.231
		5.98	8.18
	Min–max	150–175	153–181
Maternal weight (kg)	Mean ± SEM	66.1	61.1	0.083
		12.18	15.5
	Min–max	47–99	52–94
Maternal weight before pregnancy (kg)	Mean ± SEM	57.9	54.4	0.061
		10.47	14.2
	Min–max	42–90	45–79
Vaginal pH	Mean ± SEM	5.4	5.3	0.133
		0.84	1.23
	Min–max	4.2–7.2	4.2–5.9
Blood hemoglobin (g/dl)	Mean ± SEM	11.6	11.2	0.074
		0.84	1.12
	Min–max	9.8–13.8	10.2–14.1
WBC (mm^3)	Mean ± SEM	7271	6830	0.212
		638.55	594.8
	Min–max	5340–26,000	4800–14,000