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

Table 2

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

	Term without labor; ()	Term with labor; ()	Preterm without labor; ()	Preterm with labor; ()	value
Maternal age (years; median (IQR))^a	27 (25-32.3)	24 (21-26)	28 (25.3-30.8)	22.5 (21-31.8)	0.05
Body mass index (kg/m^2; median (IQR))^a	30.1 (27-36.9)^c	23.5 (23-32.8)	32.9 (22.7-42.9)	25.7 (20.5-27.4)^c	0.2
Primiparity^b	12.5% (2/16)	38.1% (8/21)	12.5% (1/8)	20% (2/10)	0.3
Race^b					0.09
African-American	66.7% (10/15)^c	90.5% (19/21)	75% (6/8)	90% (9/10)
Caucasian	20% (3/15)^c	0% (0/21)	12.5% (1/8)	0% (0/10)
Asian	13.3% (2/15)^c	0% (0/21)	0% (0/8)	0% (0/10)
Other	0% (0/15)^c	9.5% (2/21)	12.5% (1/8)	10% (1/10)
Gestational age at delivery (weeks; median (IQR))^a	39.1 (39-39.3)	39.3 (38.6-40)	27.6 (26.1-34.5)	35.5 (32.1-36.2)	<0.001
Birthweight (g)^a	2972.5 (2763.8-3290)	3295 (2935-3675)	728.5 (595-2078.8)	2305 (1656.3-2446.3)	<0.001
Cesarean section^b	100% (16/16)	33.3% (7/21)	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.