Patient groups | N | GA (median days) | Median monocyte MHC class II expression % (IQR) |
Term labour | 33 | 282 | 93.9 (84.8 to 97.5) |
Term elective Caesarean section | 25 | 272 | 92.9 (86.8 to 96.7) |
Fetocide | 20 | 164 | 82.7 (75.6 to 89.4) |
IUGR | 13 | 201 | 86.7 (86.3 to 89.6) |
PTL | 42 | 186 | 80.8 (67 to 81.8)* *** |
PPROM | 48 | 191 | 64.6 (39.5 to 72.2)** *** |
GA, gestational age; IQR, interquartile range; IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction; PPROM, prolonged pre-labour rupture of membranes; PTL, preterm labour. *p<0.05, **p<0.005 compared with fetocide, ***p<0.001 compared with term controls.