Characterization of the maternal serum inflammatory profile during pregnancy according to socioeconomic status

Problem In pregnancy, lower socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with adverse outcomes, which is partly attributed to chronic inflammation. Our study compared the maternal serum cytokine profiles in patients with low and high SES. Method of Study This retrospective cohort study compared maternal...

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Published in:American journal of reproductive immunology (1989) 2023-12, Vol.90 (6), p.e13799-n/a
Main Authors: Poliektov, Natalie E., Forrest, Alexandra D., Easley, Kirk A., Smith, Alicia K., Dunlop, Anne L., Badell, Martina L., Michopoulos, Vasiliki, Dude, Carolynn M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cohort analysis
Cytokines
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Female
Gestational age
health disparities
Humans
Inflammation
Interferon
Interleukin 6
Monocytes
Pregnancy
pregnancy outcomes
Retrospective Studies
Social Class
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic status
Tumor necrosis factor
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
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Summary:Problem In pregnancy, lower socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with adverse outcomes, which is partly attributed to chronic inflammation. Our study compared the maternal serum cytokine profiles in patients with low and high SES. Method of Study This retrospective cohort study compared maternal serum cytokine profiles between Medicaid‐insured patients who delivered at an urban safety‐net hospital (low SES) and privately‐insured patients who delivered at a community‐based academic hospital (high SES) in Atlanta, GA (n = 32–33/group). Serum samples were obtained during prenatal venipuncture from 13 to 38 weeks' gestation and the cohorts were matched by gestational age. Interferon (IFN)‐γ, Interleukin (IL)‐10, IL‐1β, IL‐4, IL‐6, IL‐8, and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)‐α were assayed from maternal serum samples using a standard ELISA assay. Results Median concentrations of IL‐6, a promotor of chronic inflammation, were higher in the low SES group (0.85 vs. 0.49 pg/mL, p 
ISSN:1046-7408
1600-0897
DOI:10.1111/aji.13799