Table 2. . Descriptive statistics of the abundance of five candidate bacteria and four cytokines measured in the cervix during pregnancy.
| Bacterial species/genus | Samples with detected RNA n (%) | Average ± SD (range) Log2 expression count |
|---|---|---|
|
Bacteroides |
66 (83) |
7.0 ± 4.7 (0.01–18.1) |
|
Gardnerella vaginalis |
72 (90) |
14.3 ± 6.1 (6.2–25.2) |
|
Mobiluncus |
38 (48) |
8.2 ± 4.7 (0.5–22.7) |
|
Mycoplasma |
6 (8) |
3.7 ± 2.6 (0.5–7.7) |
|
Ureaplasma urealyticum |
66 (83) |
10.6 ± 5.2 (1.0–23.0) |
|
Cytokines | ||
|
IL-2 |
8 (10) |
2.2 ± 1.3 (0.01–3.5) |
|
IL-6 |
24 (30) |
4.8 ± 2.7 (0.4–10.7) |
|
IL-8 |
79 (99) |
15.8 ± 2.4 (10.8–22.0) |
| TNF | 74 (93) | 7.0 ± 2.5 (2.15–13.1) |
SD: Standard deviation.