Table 3 hs-CRP levels in AF and maternal serum measured at elective and emergency CS.

From: Amniotic fluid C-reactive protein as a predictor of infection in caesarean section: a feasibility study

hs-CRP levels (103 ng/ml)

Elective CS n = 35

Emergency CS n = 39

p-value

Amniotic fluid

0.134 (0.050–0.218)

1.333 (0.394–2.272)

0.004*

Day 0 serum

7.965 (4.009–11.923)

134.6 (95.868–365.165)

<0.001*

Day 3 serum

97.805 (72.884–122.726)

75.892 (54.636–97.147)

0.959

  1. Data are presented as mean (95% CI).
  2. Student t-test applied to compare between elective and emergency CS hs-CRP in logarithmically transformed data.
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