Table 3 Characteristics of the external validation dataset (n = 676).

From: Developing a resiliency model for survival without major morbidity in preterm infants

 

Survived (n = 638)

Died (n = 38)

Maternal covariates

Maternal age, median (IQR)

28.9 (24.7 to 33.1)

30.3 (25.8 to 34.3)

Preeclampsia, n (%)

183 (28.7)

<5

Hypertension, n (%)

143 (22.4)

6 (15.8)

Diabetes, n (%)

86 (13.5)

6 (15.8)

BMI, median (IQR)a

29.2 (25.2 to 34.8)

32.0 (25.7 to 37.1)

Smoking, n (%)

104 (16.3)

5 (13.2)

Drug abuse, n (%)

45 (7.1)

<5

Infection during pregnancy, n (%)

120 (18.8)

<5

Perinatal covariates

Placental abruption, n (%)

107 (16.8)

6 (15.8)

Uterine rupture, n (%)

<5

<5

PPROM, n (%)

240 (37.6)

20 (52.6)

Preterm labor, n (%)

399 (62.5)

27 (71.1)

C-section, n (%)

401 (62.9)

16 (42.1)

Oligohydramnios, n (%)

52 (8.2)

<5

Polyhydramnios, n (%)

9 (1.4)

<5

Neonatal factors

Female sex, n (%)

295 (46.2)

17 (44.7)

GA, median (IQR)

28 (26 to 30)

24 (22 to 26)

Z-score for BW, median (IQR)

0.13 (−0.49 to 0.64)

0.14 (−0.49 to 0.59)

  1. amissing BMI for 44 mothers.
  2. BMI body mass index, PROM premature rupture of membranes, GA gestational age, BW birth weight.