Table 4 Comparison of neonatal outcomes between the concordant and discordant twins at 28–32 weeks of gestation in DCDA twins.

From: Prediction of maternal complications and neonatal outcome in dichorionic diamniotic twins with fetal weight discordancy measured by ultrasonography

 

Concordant twin

(n = 180)

Discordant twin

(n = 32)

p value

GA at delivery (weeks)

35.93 ± 1.40

34.47 ± 2.07

< 0.001*

Sex, male, n (%)

104 (57.78%)

20 (62.50%)

0.760

Birthweight (gram)

2379.22 ± 370.29

2001.88 ± 533.51

< 0.001*

Weight discordancy at delivery, n (%)

22 (12.22%)

24 (75.00%)

< 0.001*

Apgar score at 1 min (< 7), n (%)

19 (10.56%)

8 (25.00%)

0.049*

Apgar score at 5 min (< 7), n (%)

0 (0.00%)

1 (3.12%)

0.328

NICU admission, n (%)

109 (60.56%)

28 (87.50%)

0.006*

Neonatal morbidity, n (%)

36 (20.00%)

12 (37.50%)

0.051

Intubation, n (%)

5 (2.78%)

5 (15.62%)

0.007*

Ventilator use (nasal cPAP), n (%)

46 (25.56%)

17 (53.12%)

0.003*

Oxygen supply, n (%)

65 (36.11%)

20 (62.50%)

0.009*

Phototherapy, n (%)

30 (16.67%)

14 (43.75%)

0.001*

Developmental delay, n (%)

4 (2.22%)

7 (21.88%)

< 0.001*

  1. DCDA, dichorionic diamniotic; GA, gestational age; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; cPAP, continuous positive airway pressure.
  2. *p values of < 0.05 are shown in bold with an asterisk (*).
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