Exhausted and Senescent T Cells at the Maternal-Fetal Interface in Preterm and Term Labor
Table 2
Clinical and demographic characteristics of the patient population used to perform immunophenotyping of exhausted and senescent T cells in the decidua parietalis.
Term without labor ()
Term with labor ()
Preterm without labor ()
Preterm with labor ()
value
Maternal age (years; median (IQR))a
27 (25-32.3)
24 (21-26)
28 (25.3-30.8)
22.5 (21-31.8)
0.05
Body mass index (kg/m2; median (IQR))a
30.1 (27-36.9)c
23.5 (23-32.8)
32.9 (22.7-42.9)
25.7 (20.5-27.4)c
0.2
Primiparityb
12.5% (2/16)
38.1% (8/21)
12.5% (1/8)
20% (2/10)
0.3
Raceb
0.09
African-American
66.7% (10/15)c
90.5% (19/21)
75% (6/8)
90% (9/10)
Caucasian
20% (3/15)c
0% (0/21)
12.5% (1/8)
0% (0/10)
Asian
13.3% (2/15)c
0% (0/21)
0% (0/8)
0% (0/10)
Other
0% (0/15)c
9.5% (2/21)
12.5% (1/8)
10% (1/10)
Gestational age at delivery (weeks; median (IQR))a
39.1 (39-39.3)
39.3 (38.6-40)
27.6 (26.1-34.5)
35.5 (32.1-36.2)
<0.001
Birthweight (g)a
2972.5 (2763.8-3290)
3295 (2935-3675)
728.5 (595-2078.8)
2305 (1656.3-2446.3)
<0.001
Cesarean sectionb
100% (16/16)
33.3% (7/21)
100% (8/8)
40% (4/10)
<0.001
Data are given as the median (interquartile range) and percentage ().aKruskal-Wallis test. bFisher’s exact test. cOne missing data.