Table I.
Umbilical Cord Serum Concentrations at Birth of Analytes in Repeat Steroid (Treatment) and Placebo Group
| All | Placebo | Treatment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N | N | p-value | ||||
| CRP | 400 | 56.0 (11.4–4639.2) | 200 | 51.2 (12.2–198.9) | 200 | 65.5 (11.2–5172.4) | 0.08 |
| IL6 | 400 | 5.6 (0.6–2065.1) | 200 | 5.42 (0.7. 1693,6) | 200 | 5.9 (0.6–2258.4) | 0.80 |
| MPO | 399 | 75.9 (9.1–749.4) | 200 | 66.1 (6.9–835.6) | 199 | 87.3 (11.1–650.3) | 0.11 |
Data expressed as median with 3rd and 97th percentiles.
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentrations expressed in pg/mL; C-reactive protein (CRP) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) concentrations expressed in ng/mL.