Table I.

Clinical and demographic characteristics of women whose amniotic fluid was used for exploratory experiments.

Clinical characteristics	Values
Maternal age (years; median [IQR])	27 (23–35)
Body mass index (kg/m2; median [IQR])	25.9 (22.6–34.2)
Primiparity	19.1% (4/21)
Race
African-American	85.7% (18/21)
Caucasian	4.8% (1/21)
Asian	4.8% (1/21)
Other	4.8% (1/21)
Gestational age at amniocentesis (weeks; median [IQR])	21.6 (19.5–26.5)
IL-6 (ng/mL; median [IQR])	0.46 (0.15–0.91)
White blood cell count, cells/mm3	1 (0–4)
Amniotic fluid glucose, mg/dL	28 (24.5–38)

Available data are given as median (interquartile range, IQR) and percentage (n/N).