Table 4.
Geometric mean (S.D.) of 27 biomarkers in cord blood by delivery type among term AGA
| Biomarkers | Cesarean section (n=86)
|
Vaginal delivery (n=229)
|
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geometric mean | S.D. | Geometric mean | S.D. | ||
| IL-1β | 59.74 | 2.10 | 60.95 | 2.03 | 0.85 |
| IL-2 | 13.20 | 3.63 | 14.30 | 3.71 | 0.59 |
| IL-4 | 3.74 | 1.88 | 3.82 | 2.01 | 0.85 |
| IL-5 | 5.26 | 1.97 | 4.85 | 2.01 | 0.37 |
| IL-6 | 35.87 | 2.89 | 39.65 | 3.74 | 0.50 |
| IL-8 | 26.58 | 5.05 | 27.39 | 5.00 | 0.86 |
| IL-10 | 145.47 | 3.53 | 138.38 | 4.66 | 0.79 |
| IL-12 | 32.79 | 2.39 | 30.57 | 2.29 | 0.54 |
| IL-17 | 86.49 | 6.05 | 60.34 | 7.32 | 0.14 |
| IL-18 | 765.09 | 2.64 | 692.29 | 2.61 | 0.44 |
| BDNF | 3428.92 | 2.41 | 2892.86 | 2.64 | 0.16 |
| GM-CSF | 24.29 | 3.25 | 25.79 | 3.03 | 0.66 |
| IFN-γ | 38.86 | 1.97 | 31.82 | 2.94 | 0.11 |
| MCP-1 | 247.15 | 3.56 | 284.29 | 3.29 | 0.37 |
| MIF | 0.45 | 2.48 | 0.45 | 2.53 | 0.95 |
| MIP-1α | 584.06 | 2.89 | 555.57 | 2.66 | 0.70 |
| MIP-1β | 742.48 | 1.99 | 788.40 | 2.12 | 0.56 |
| MMP-9 | 0.68 | 1.95 | 0.67 | 1.72 | 0.86 |
| NT-3 | 175.91 | 2.72 | 177.68 | 3.06 | 0.97 |
| NT-4 | 18.92 | 2.46 | 20.49 | 2.16 | 0.42 |
| RANTES | 57.40 | 2.34 | 54.60 | 2.20 | 0.63 |
| sIL6-rα | 42.95 | 1.60 | 42.95 | 1.63 | 0.95 |
| sTNF-RI | 3.90 | 1.75 | 3.56 | 1.92 | 0.29 |
| TGF-β | 127.74 | 2.75 | 122.73 | 2.46 | 0.71 |
| TNF-α | 15.80 | 1.97 | 15.96 | 1.93 | 0.91 |
| TNF-β | 137.00 | 2.27 | 106.70 | 2.89 | 0.05 |
| TREM-1 | 1164.45 | 3.16 | 982.40 | 3.19 | 0.23 |
AGA, appropriate for gestational age.