Table 2.

The levels of blood inflammatory markers. Data are presented as medians (interquartile ranges). Group I, patients with diagnosed histological chorioamnionitis; Group II, patients without diagnosed histological chorioamnionitis

Blood inflammatory marker	Group I (n = 52)	Group II (n = 85)	p-value
White blood cells (cells x 109/L)	14.58 (12.56–16.6)	10.68 (8.78–12.57)	< 0.001
Neutrophils (cells x 109/L)	12 (9.75–13.9)	7.5 (6.1–9.44)	< 0.001
Lymphocytes (cells x 109/L)	1.5 (1.13–1.9)	2 (1.6–2.4)	< 0.001
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	15.5 (8.71–38.38)	3.66 (2.23–6.73)	< 0.001
Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio	8.01 (6.18–9.72)	4.09 (3.3–4.93)	< 0.001