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

Table 6 Comparison ofstudy parameters between groups

Parameter	Rank-sum group A	Rank-sum group B	U	Z	p
WBC (10⁹/L)	1213.5	1487.5	652.50	−0.077	NS
CRP (mg/L)	1003.0	1625.0	475.00	−1.864	NS
Band (%)	623.5	504.5	228.50	1.000	NS
PCT (μg/L)	202.5	577.5	136.50	−0.530	NS
sRAGE (pg/mL)	1883.0	2122.0	946.00	0.308	NS
esRAGE (pg/mL)	1107.5	1973.5	477.50	−2.757	0.005
sRANKL (pg/mL)	1471.5	2623.5	610.50	−3.188	0.001
OPG (pg/mL)	1342.5	1660.5	714.50	0.164	NS

WBC:white blood cells; CRP: C-reactive protein; Band:banded neutrophils; PCT:procalcitonin; 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; U:Mann–Whitney U test; Z:Mann–Whitney Z test; p: Mann–Whitney level of significance

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