. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 26.

Published in final edited form as: J Perinat Med. 2019 Jul 26;47(5):516–527. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2019-0003

Table 3.

The maternal blood white blood cell count and serum C-reactive protein concentration according to gestational age at amniocentesis

Gestational age at amniocentesis (weeks)	Maternal blood white blood cell (cells/mm³)	P-value^a	Maternal serum C-reactive protein (mg/dl)	P-value^a
−25.9 (n=17)	13,730 (9845–17,890)	.186	1.3 (0.7–3.1)	.146
26.0–33.9 (n=39)	11,495 (9318–14,043)		0.5 (0.2–1.6)
34.0–36.9 (n=15)	12,335 (8363–15,200)		0.9 (0.2–2.0)

Jonckheere–Terpstra test.

Values are given as median (interquartile range).