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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Oct 24.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jun;196(6):574.e1–574.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.023

Table III.

Results of placental pathology according to term or preterm delivery

Term delivery
(n=148)
Preterm delivery
(n=344)
p
No vascular or inflammatory lesions 50
(74/148)
36
(124/344)
0.01
Vascular lesions only 29.1
(43/148)
18.9
(65/344)
0.02
Inflammatory lesions only 13.5
(20/148)
30.5
(105/344)
<0.001
Inflammatory and vascular lesions 7.4
(11/148)
14.5
(50/344)
0.04

The results are expressed as percentage (proportions).