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Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2014 Jun 17;30(2):115–122. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1376185

Table 3.

Cytokine Levels by Case-Control Status and Treatment Group

Cytokine levels (all in pg/mL)	Control (n=339)		Case (n=276)
	n^*	Median (25^th,75^th Percentile)	n^*	Median (25^th,75^th Percentile)
IL-8	338	0.755 (<0.438, 199.72)	274	32.050 (<0.438, 287.46)
Placebo		1.290 (<0.438, 207.730)		37.040 (<0.438, 285.330)
MgSO4		<0.438 (<0.438, 165.98)		25.380 (<0.438, 287.460)
IL-1β	304	0.896 (0.120, 5.430)	251	1.77 (0.211, 6.13)
Placebo		1.192 (0.104, 5.586)		1.827 (0.246, 5.792)
MgSO4		0.813 (0.151, 4.479)		1.618 (0.193, 7.100)
TNF-α	247	2.527 (1.671, 3.956)	191	2.543 (1.718, 4.017)
Placebo		2.443 (1.656, 4.084)		2.556 (1.718, 4.017)
MgSO4		2.586 (1.692, 3.635)		2.543 (1.781, 3.928)

^*

Sample numbers vary based on amount of umbilical cord serum available for evaluation