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Placental expression of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-1\u03b2 was observed in all specimens, with strong staining identified in 30.39%, 29.41%, and 26.47% of cases, respectively. TyG index was positively correlated with IL-6 (r = 0.41, p &amp;lt; 0.001), TNF-\u03b1 (r = 0.34, p &amp;lt; 0.001), and IL-1\u03b2 H-scores (r = 0.27, p = 0.008). In exploratory ROC analyses, the AUCs were 0.84 for TyG index, 0.79 for IL-6, 0.76 for TNF-\u03b1, and 0.73 for IL-1\u03b2. The exploratory combined model containing TyG index, IL-6, and TNF-\u03b1 had an AUC of 0.88. These ROC estimates were not internally or externally validated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Maternal TyG index was associated with placental IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-1\u03b2 expression among women with preeclampsia. Metabolic and inflammatory markers also showed apparent associations with adverse perinatal outcome status within this cohort. 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