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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec 30;216(5):527.e1–527.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.12.174

Table 3.

Hazard ratios (HR) of preeclampsia and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) in association with an interquartile range difference in inflammation biomarker.

Average of visits 1–3 Visit 1 Visit 2 Visit 3 Visit 4

Model 1 HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p
CRP 2.01 (1.52, 2.65) <0.01 1.45 (1.15, 1.83) <0.01 2.15 (1.64, 2.83) <0.01 1.50 (1.12, 2.01) 0.01 1.01 (0.74, 1.37) 0.96
IL-1β 1.22 (1.02, 1.45) 0.03 1.13 (0.93, 1.37) 0.21 1.33 (1.13, 1.57) <0.01 1.23 (1.02, 1.48) 0.03 1.28 (1.07, 1.53) 0.01
IL-6 1.26 (1.07, 1.48) 0.01 1.08 (0.91, 1.28) 0.38 1.33 (1.14, 1.56) <0.01 1.41 (1.15, 1.71) <0.01 1.23 (1.01, 1.50) 0.04
IL-10 1.23 (1.03, 1.46) 0.02 1.16 (0.98, 1.38) 0.08 1.31 (1.11, 1.55) <0.01 1.33 (1.08, 1.64) 0.01 1.16 (0.95, 1.42) 0.14
TNF-α 1.70 (1.43, 2.02) <0.01 1.61 (1.34, 1.93) <0.01 1.60 (1.33, 1.91) <0.01 1.71 (1.42, 2.06) <0.01 1.74 (1.42, 2.12) <0.01

Model 2

CRP 1.43 (1.04, 1.96) 0.03 1.08 (0.83, 1.42) 0.56 1.83 (1.33, 2.51) <0.01 1.25 (0.90, 1.73) 0.18 0.79 (0.59, 1.06) 0.11
IL-1β 1.16 (0.98, 1.37) 0.09 1.10 (0.91, 1.32) 0.34 1.31 (1.12, 1.54) <0.01 1.17 (0.97, 1.42) 0.10 1.20 (1.00, 1.44) 0.05
IL-6 1.19 (0.97, 1.46) 0.09 0.94 (0.76, 1.18) 0.62 1.32 (1.09, 1.59) <0.01 1.36 (1.09, 1.69) 0.01 1.21 (0.95, 1.55) 0.13
IL-10 1.30 (1.06, 1.60) 0.01 1.21 (0.99, 1.48) 0.06 1.40 (1.16, 1.68) <0.01 1.35 (1.08, 1.70) 0.01 1.20 (0.94, 1.53) 0.14
TNF-α 1.59 (1.30, 1.94) <0.01 1.49 (1.22, 1.83) <0.01 1.50 (1.23, 1.84) <0.01 1.65 (1.33, 2.04) <0.01 1.63 (1.3, 2.04) <0.01

Model 1 unadjusted for covariates. Model 2 adjusted for maternal race/ethnicity and body mass index at visit 1.Sample sizes for model 1 (preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies): Average (49, 390); Visit 1 (44, 336); Visit 2 (43, 324); Visit 3 (40, 313); Visit 4 (32, 312). Sample sizes for model 2 (preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies): Average (49, 387); Visit 1 (44, 333); Visit 2 (43, 323); Visit 3 (40, 312); Visit 4 (32, 309).