Table II.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population for immunophenotyping of activated T cells
| TNL (n=20) |
TIL (n=37) |
PTNL (n=18) |
PTL (n=53) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y; median [IQR])a | 24 (22-30.3) | 26 (22-31) | 30 (26-33) | 24 (20-29) | 0.02 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2; median [IQR])a | 33.7 (27.2-37.1) | 28.5 (24.2-35.6) | 27.8 (24-35.4) | 26.4 (21.5-31.3) | NS |
| Gestational age at delivery (wk; median [IQR])a | 39 (38.8-39.3) | 38.9 (38.3-39.4) | 33.4 (30.5-34.4) | 34.9 (33.9-35.7) | <0.001 |
| Birth weight (g; median [IQR])a | 3355 (2872.5-3511.3) | 3185 (2735-3495) | 1420 (1205.3-2095) | 2255 (1830-2540) | <0.001 |
| Race (n[%])b | NS | ||||
| African-American | 15 (75%) | 35 (94.6%) | 12 (66.6%) | 46 (86.8%) | |
| Caucasian | 3 (15%) | 1 (2.7%) | 4 (22.2%) | 5 (9.4%) | |
| Hispanic | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (%) | |
| Asian | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5.6%) | 0 (%) | |
| Other | 1 (5%) | 1 (2.7%) | 1 (5.6%) | 2 (3.8%) | |
| Primiparity (n[%])b | 0 (0%) | 10 (27%) | 3 (16.7%) | 14 (26.4%) | 0.03 |
| Cesarean section (n[%])b | 20 (100%) | 4 (10.8%) | 18 (100%) | 12 (22.6%) | <0.001 |
a
Kruskal-Wallis test;
b
Fisher’s exact test;
IQR = interquartile range, TNL = term no labor, TIL = term in labor, PTNL = preterm no labor, PTL = preterm in labor