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

Table 5 Correlations between serum sRAGE, esRAGE, sRANKL, and OPG levels and other markers in group B

Correlation	r	p	Correlation	r	p
esRAGE vs WBC	−0.030	NS	sRANKL vs WBC	0.113	NS
esRAGE vs CRP	0.390	0.020	sRANKL vs CRP	−0.072	NS
esRAGE vs band	0.035	NS	sRANKL vs band	0.218	NS
esRAGE vs MC	−0.174	NS	sRANKL vs MC	0.356	0.012
esRAGE vs PCT	−0.077	NS	sRANKL vs PCT	0.255	NS
esRAGE vs GD	0.069	NS	sRANKL vs GD	0.246	NS
esRAGE vs BW	0.038	NS	sRANKL vs BW	0.270	NS
sRAGE vs WBC	0.012	NS	OPG vs WBC	0.082	NS
sRAGE vs CRP	−0.293	NS	OPG vs CRP	0.164	NS
sRAGE vs band	−0.202	NS	OPG vs band	0.001	NS
sRAGE vs MC	−0.293	0.045	OPG vs MC	0.074	NS
sRAGE vs PCT	−0.099	NS	OPG vs PCT	0.301	NS
sRAGE vs GD	0.206	NS	OPG vs GD	−0.037	NS
sRAGE vs BW	0.078	NS	OPG vs BW	0.077	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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