Table 1.
Neutrophil markers | 15 weeks (Preterm N = 19) | 15 weeks (Term N = 38) | P Value | 20 weeks (Preterm N = 19) | 20 weeks (Term N = 37) | P Value | TOD (Preterm N = 6) | TOD (Term N = 16) | P Value |
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TLR9 Signal | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.27 ± 0.03 | 0.66 | 0.30 ± 0.06 | 0.29 ± 0.03 | 0.41 | 0.37 ± 0.03 | 0.39 ± 0.04 | 0.713 |
Calprotectin (ng/ml) | 1043.15 ng/ml ± 126.19 | 1645.66 ng/ml ± 187.30 | 0.16 | 886.99 ± ng/ml 245.48 | 1167.96 ng/ml ± 77.80 | 0.57 | 1878.35 ng/ml ± 424.90 | 2055.57 ng/ml ± 170.62 | 0.77 |
MPO (ng/ml) | 4.42 ng/ml [1.77–10.25] | 6.58 ng/ml [2.11–9.70] | 0.56 | 4.55 ng/ml [2.48–8.74] | 6.15 ng/ml [2.96–21.46] | 0.84 | 8.59 ng/ml [4.72–11.87] | 8.33 ng/ml [5.67–14.78] | 0.43 |
MMP8 (pg/ml) | 1138.41 pg/ml ± 149.24 | 989.38 pg/ml ± 113.31 | 0.25 | 1097.48 pg/ml ± 108.58 | 1098.46 pg/ml ± 88.69 | 0.97 | 1775.73 pg/ml ± 466.30 | 1263.75 pg/ml ± 182.92 | 0.12 |
IL-8 (pg/ml) | 32.09 pg/ml [7.40–192.91] | 8.12 pg/ml [2.19–18.25] | 0.17 | 22.92 pg/ml [4.76–188.69] | 12.67 pg/ml [2.11–18.23] | 0.32 | 24.63 pg/ml [2.68–47.59] | 24.63 pg/ml [9.78–75.14] | 0.81 |
Data is presented as mean ± SEM and median (25–75 percentiles) where applicable.