Exhausted and Senescent T Cells at the Maternal-Fetal Interface in Preterm and Term Labor

Table 1

Clinical and demographic characteristics of the patient population used to perform immunophenotyping of exhausted and senescent T cells in the decidua basalis.

	Term without labor; ()	Term with labor; ()	Preterm without labor; ()	Preterm with labor; ()	value
Maternal age (years; median (IQR))^a	26 (25-32)	23.5 (21-26.3)	28 (25.3-30.8)	22.5 (21-31.8)	0.04
Body mass index (kg/m^2; median (IQR))^a	30.1 (26-36.1)^c	24.7 (23.1-33.5)	32.9 (22.7-42.9)	25.7 (20.5-27.4)^c	0.3
Primiparity^b	11.8% (2/17)	35% (7/20)	12.5% (1/8)	20% (2/10)	0.3
Race^b					0.1
African-American	68.8% (11/16)^c	90% (18/20)	75% (6/8)	90% (9/10)
Caucasian	18.8% (3/16)^c	0% (0/20)	12.5%(1/8)	0% (0/10)
Asian	12.5% (2/16)^c	0% (0/20)	0% (0/8)	0% (0/10)
Other	0% (0/16)^c	10% (2/20)	12.5% (1/8)	10% (1/10)
Gestational age at delivery (weeks; median (IQR))^a	39.1 (39-39.3)	39.2 (38.5-40)	27.6 (26.1-34.5)	35.5 (32.1-36.2)	<0.001
Birthweight (g)^a	2960 (2775-3285)	3195 (2925-3693.8)	728.5 (595-2078.8)	2305 (1656.3-2446.3)	<0.001
Cesarean section^b	100% (17/17)	35% (7/20)	100% (8/8)	40% (4/10)	<0.001

Data are given as the median (interquartile range) and percentage (). ^aKruskal-Wallis test. ^bFisher’s exact test. ^cOne missing data.