Table 2.

Markers of placental senescence and oxidative damage in the term and preterm groups.

Markers	Preterm (n = 33)	95% CI of mean	Term (n = 34)	95% CI of mean	p value
Telomere ratio T/S	1.164 ± 0.078	1.137–1.192	1.196 ± 0.112	1.157–1.235	0.181
HMGB1 (pg/mg)^	166.12 (137.88–186.44)	140.41–176.58	154.39 (100.26–183.69)	113.19–156.93	0.119
8-OHdG (pg/mg)^	0.771 (0.631–1.048)	0.874–2.241	0.883 (0.703–1.2560)	0.794–1.905	0.144

mean ± SD, independent sample T-test; ^median (interquartile range), Mann–Whitney U test; ^∗p value < 0.05.