Oxidative Stress Induced Damage and Early Senescence in Preterm Placenta

Table 2

Markers of placental senescence and oxidative damage in the term and preterm groups.

Markers	Preterm ()	95% CI of mean	Term ()	95% CI of mean	value
Telomere ratio T/S		1.137–1.192		1.157–1.235	0.181
HMGB1 (pg/mg)^	166.12 (137.88–186.44)	140.41–176.58	154.39 (100.26–183.69)	113.19–156.93	0.119
8-OHdG (pg/mg)^	0.771 (0.631–1.048)	0.874–2.241	0.883 (0.703–1.2560)	0.794–1.905	0.144

, independent sample -test; ^median (interquartile range), Mann–Whitney test; value < 0.05.