Table 2.
Presepsin levels in preterm (PT) and term (T) infants corrected for delivery mode and gender. Values are expressed in median and interquartile ranges. p < 0.05: a PSEP C vs. Tr and Mt; b PSEP C vs. Tr; c PSEP Tr vs. Mt; d PSEP C vs. Mt; * PT C, Tr and Mt vs. TC, Tr and Mt; ** PT C and Tr vs. T C and Tr; & M Mt vs. F Mt.
| PT (n = 22) |
T (n = 22) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presepsin (pg(mL) | Median | 25° | 75° | Median | 25° |
| Delivery Mode | |||||
| C VD | 15.906 d** | 11.326 | 19.789 | 5.843 b* | 4.545 |
| Tr VD | 9.185 | 2.356 | 16.014 | 3.836 | 2.741 |
| Mt VD | 6.458 | 5.501 | 7.502 | 6.334 | 2.125 |
| C CS | 16.718 a | 10.976 | 19.934 | 5.609 cd | 4.260 |
| Tr CS | 11.303 c | 9.228 | 19841 | 5.032 | 3.932 |
| Mt CS | 7.392 | 6.804 | 11938 | 1.738 | 1.637 |
| Gender | |||||
| C M | 16.447 a* | 11.314 | 19.471 | 6.596 | 5.051 |
| Tr M | 11.303 | 8.668 | 19.841 | 3.932 | 3.862 |
| Mt M | 9.800 & | 7.155 | 12.134 | 4.532 | 2.879 |
| C F | 16.888 a** | 10.638 | 19.879 | 5.609 | 3.877 |
| Tr F | 10.458 | 6.502 | 11.766 | 3.836 | 2.127 |
| Mt F | 6.804 | 6.555 | 7.391 | 6.334 | 1.681 |
Abbreviations: PT, preterm; T, term; C, colostrum; Tr, transition; Mt, mature; VD, vaginal delivery; CS, cesarean section; M, male; F, female.