Soluble receptors for advanced glycation end products and receptor activator of NF-κB ligand serum levels as markers of premature labor

Table 4 Correlations between serum sRAGE, esRAGE, sRANKL, and OPG levels and other markers in group A

Correlation	r	p	Correlation	r	p
esRAGE vs WBC	0.149	NS	sRANKL vs WBC	0.182	NS
esRAGE vs CRP	0.238	NS	sRANKL vs CRP	0.074	NS
esRAGE vs band	0.133	NS	sRANKL vs band	−0.094	NS
esRAGE vs MC	−0.165	NS	sRANKL vs MC	0.383	0.013
esRAGE vs PCT	0.368	NS	sRANKL vs PCT	0.051	NS
esRAGE vs GD	0.045	NS	sRANKL vs GD	−0.220	NS
esRAGE vs BW	0.038	NS	sRANKL vs BW	−0.071	NS
sRAGE vs WBC	0.070	NS	OPG vs WBC	−0.318	NS
sRAGE vs CRP	−0.303	NS	OPG vs CRP	0.383	0.048
sRAGE vs band	−0.171	NS	OPG vs band	0.280	NS
sRAGE vs MC	−0.165	NS	OPG vs MC	0.049	NS
sRAGE vs PCT	−0.453	NS	OPG vs PCT	0.448	NS
sRAGE vs GD	0.469	0.002	OPG vs GD	0.093	NS
sRAGE vs BW	0.338	0.03	OPG vs BW	0.072	NS

p: level of significance; r: Spearman’s correlation; sRAGE:secretory receptors for advanced glycation end products; esRAGE:endogenous secretory receptors for advanced glycation end products; sRANKL:soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor κB; OPG:osteoprotegerin; WBC:white blood cells; CRP: C-reactive protein; band: banded neutrophils; MC: microbial culture from the cervix; PCT:procalcitonin; GD: gestational age at delivery; BW: birth weight

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