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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

The Predictive Role of Maternal Biological Markers and Inflammatory Scores NLR, PLR, MLR, SII, and SIRI for the Risk of Preterm Delivery.

Ingrid Hrubaru, Andrei Motoc, Marius Liviu Moise, Bogdan Miutescu, Ioana Mihaela Citu, Raja Akshay Pingilati, Daniela-Eugenia Popescu, Catalin Dumitru, Florin Gorun, Flavius Olaru and 4 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ingrid HrubaruDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Andrei MotocDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7090-7677
Marius Liviu MoiseDepartment of Radiology, "Premiere" Hospital-"Regina Maria", Calea Aradului 113, 300643 Timisoara, Romania.
Bogdan MiutescuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Premiere" Hospital-"Regina Maria", Calea Aradului 113, 300643 Timisoara, Romania.
Ioana Mihaela CituDepartment of Internal Medicine I, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Raja Akshay PingilatiMalla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Suraram Main Road 138, Hyderabad 500055, India.
Daniela-Eugenia PopescuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4986-8025
Catalin DumitruDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Florin GorunDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8882-7381
Flavius OlaruDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Izabella ErdeleanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Marius ForgaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Nicoleta NicolaeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Cosmin CituDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3730-6527
Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · ROInstitute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In many countries, preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation, is the primary cause of infant death and morbidity. An increasing body of research suggests that inflammation (both clinical and subclinical) plays a significant role in inducing preterm labor or developing pregnancy problems that lead to premature birth. Consequently, the purpose of this research was to determine the predictive value of the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), derived Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (dNLR), Monocytes-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR), Platelets-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR), Systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), and systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI), for premature delivery. A retrospective study analyzed a total of 243 eligible pregnancies that resulted in a preterm birth during 2020 and 2021. A control group without a history of preterm birth was matched by age and trimester of laboratory analysis at a 1:1 ratio. Although the number of comorbidities was similar among study groups, the body-mass index estimated for the week of gestation was significantly higher among the patients from the prematurity group, as well as the prevalence of urinary tract infections and smoking. Laboratory data showed that patients with a preterm birth had significantly higher white blood cell count and monocytes, but significantly lower lymphocytes, platelets, and hemoglobin. The NLR, dNLR, PLR, and MLR scores showed to be significantly higher among patients from the prematurity group, but SII and SIRI were not significantly different between the study groups. It was observed that the AUC values of NLR, dNLR, PLR, and MLR were higher than 0.600, respectively NLR had the highest value among the tested scores (AUC = 0.694) and the highest sensitivity in this study (71%). The highest sensibility was achieved by dNLR, with 70%, and an AUC value of 0.655 (

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inflammatory markerspregnancy infectionspremature birthprematurity

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PMID36498555
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