Table 2: Group Characteristics-Disease Groups (a)/Gestational Age Groups (b).
a) Comparison of Group Characteristics for well preterm infants (WPI) and ill preterm infants (IPI).
WPI (n = 74) | IPI (n = 68) | P | |
Gestational age (wks)* | 32.7 (24-36.9) | 28.1 (23.5-35.6) | < 0.0001# |
Birthweight/g* | 1825 (640-2920) | 1095 (457-2700) | < 0.0001# |
Sex (m/f) | 31/45 | 29/39 | 0.86## |
SGA | 6 (8%) | 7 (10%) | 0.77## |
Antenatal Steroid Completed | 31 (44%) | 31 (48%) | 0.61## |
Antenatal Steroids total | 40 (56%) | 47 (72%) | 0.083## |
Sectio ces. | 67 (88%) | 60 (88%) | 1.0## |
Cord Art pH* | 7.32 (7.14-7.44) | 7.31 (7.12-7.62) | 0.75# |
5-Min.-APGAR* | 9 (5-10) | 8 (1-10) | 0.0006# |
b) Group characteristics by gestational age.
< 28 wks GA n = 53 | >= 32 wks GA n = 67 | p | |
Gestational Age | 27 (24 + 3 - 27 + 6) | 33.6 (32 + 0 - 36 + 6) | < 0.0001# |
Birthweight/g* | 920 (460 - 1400) | 2040 (1220 - 2920) | < 0.0001# |
Sex (m/f) | 26/27 | 46/21 | 0.0657## |
SGA | 4 (7.5%) | 8 (12%) | 0.6812## |
Antenatal steroids total | 4 (87%) | 26 (42%) | 0.0040## |
C-sectio | 45 (85%) | 60 (90%) | 0.6658## |
Cord art pH | 7.30 (7.12-7.46) | 7.32 (7.2-7.62) | 0.5698# |
5-Min.-APGAR* | 8 (5-10) | 9 (1-10) | 0.0056# |
*Median (Minimum-Maximum); #Mann-Whitney-U-Test; ##Fisher's exact test.