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. 2015 Aug 25;15:189. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0624-y

Table 4.

Spearman rho correlation of Angiogenic and Oxidative biomarkers with antepartum and postpartum adverse pregnancy outcome in Preeclampsia women

PLGF sFlt-1 8-epi-PGF2α T-AOC
Antepartum complications
 IUGR r = −0.416; r = 0.549; r = 0.610; r = −0.635;
p = 0.0030 p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001
 Placental abruptio/praevia r = −0.663; r = 0.680; r = 0.579; r = −0.740;
p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001
 IUFD r = −0.694; r = 0.730; r = 0.629; r = −0.819;
p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001
Postpartum adverse outcomes
 Stillbirth r = −0.366; r = 0.732; r = 0.691; r = −0.815;
p = 0.0183 p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001
 PPH r = −0.297; r = 0.479; r = 0.410; r = −0.509;
p = 0.0420 p = 0.0043 p = 0.0039 p = 0.0044

r: correlation coefficient; p < 0.05 (statistically significant) p < 0.001 (statistically highly significant) p < 0.0001 (statistically very highly significant). r < 0.5 (weak correlation); r > 0.5 (strong correlation)