Table 2.
Preterm delivery in patients with different central lengths and phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 test results
|
Cervical length
|
Expression of phIGFBP-1
|
n
|
< 30 wk gestation
|
Between 30 and 34 wk gestation
|
Between 34 and 37 wk gestation
|
Preterm birth rate (%)
|
| ≤ 25 mm | Positive | 63 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 45 (71.43) |
| Negative | 51 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 29 (56.86) | |
| > 25 mm | Positive | 60 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 (21.67) |
| Negative | 80 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 (15.00) |
phIGFBP-1: Phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1.