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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Feb;200(2):203.e1–203.11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.001

Table 5.

Interleukin-6 and Erythropoietin Umbilical cord values for 39 neonates. Cardiovascular and metabolic profiles of the neonates admitted in the NBSCU in the first 24 hours of life (n=48).

Variable	INTRA-AMNIOTIC INFLAMMATION		P value
Variable	NO	YES	P value
*Umbilical cord*	n=20	n=19
Interleukin-6, pg/mL ^¶	5.8 [5.1-8.3]	18.9 [7.6-69.2]	0.003
Erythropoietin, mIU/mL ^¶	6.9 [5.1-16.8]	8.6 [2.7-15.2]	0.911
*Neonatal metabolic and* *cardiovascular status*	n=30	n=18
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL ^¶	14.0 [10.5-21.5]	25.5 [21.5-39.0]	< 0.001
Creatinine, mg/dL ^¶	0.8 [0.8-0.9]	0.8 [0.7-0.9]	0.742
Temperature, °C ^¶	37.2 [36.9-37.4]	36.9 [36.9-37.1]	0.205
Mean arterial blood pressure, mmHg ^¶	35.0 [30.7-38.2]	29.5 [25.0-32.0]	0.002
Heart rate, beats/minutes ^¶	162 [150-170]	170 [164-180]	0.040
Urinary output, cc/kg/hr ^¶	1.9 [1.3-2.8]	3.1 [1.1-4.1]	0.322
Intravenous fluids, cc/kg/day ^¶	76.15 [68.1-85.9]	74.8 [69.1-91.4]	0.765

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Data presented as median [interquartile range] and analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA.

NBSCU= Newborn Special Care Unit. Intra-amniotic inflammation was defined based on the proteomic Mass Restricted (MR) score. An MR score 0 (zero) indicates “no” inflammation. MR score 3-4 indicates “severe” inflammation (see references 21 & 22).