ObjectiveTo analyze the relation of serum soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (sICAM-1) and transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) levels, red blood cell immune complex rosette (RBC-ICR) rate, lymphocyte proportion with the occurrence of puerperal infection after Cesarean section. MethodsA total of 108 puerperae suffering from puerperal infection after Cesarean section were selected as study group, and they were divided into mild group (41 cases), moderate group (35 cases), or severe group (32 cases) according to infection degree. Another 60 puerperae who did not suffer from puerperal infection after Cesarean section were selected as control group. Antenatal serum sICAM-1 and TGF-β1 levels, RBC-ICR rate, and lymphocyte proportion were compared between the study group and the control group, and between the mild, moderate, and severe groups. The factors for affecting the occurrence of puerperal infection after Cesarean section were analyzed by the multivariate Logistic regression model. ResultsThe study group exhibited higher antenatal levels of serum sICAM-1 and TGF-β1, a higher antenatal RBC-ICR rate, and a higher antenatal lymphocyte proportion as compared with the control group (P<0.05). Antenatal serum sICAM-1 and TGF-β1 levels, RBC-ICR rate, and lymphocyte proportion were successively elevated in the mild, moderate, and the severe groups (P<0.05). The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that after adjusting for confounding factors, antenatal serum TGF-β1 level, RBC-ICR rate, and lymphocyte proportion were the independent influencing factors for the occurrence of puerperal infection after Cesarean section (P<0.05). ConclusionPuerperae suffering from puerperal infection after Cesarean section obtain elevated antenatal serum sICAM-1 and TGF-β1 levels, RBC-ICR rate, and lymphocyte proportion, and the four indices all elevate with the increase of infection degree. Puerperae with the elevations of antenatal serum TGF-β1 level, RBC-ICR rate, and lymphocyte proportion have increased risk for the occurrence of puerperal infection after Cesarean section.