Table 1 Maternal and neonatal characteristics in HIE cohort.
From: Multiorgan impact of neonatal encephalopathy: higher burden in preterm infants
Characteristics | Preterm (N = 54) | Full-term (N = 452) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal | |||
Maternal age (years) | 30 [26 34] | 27 [22 33] | 0.090 |
Gravidity | 4 [2, 4] | 2 [1, 4] | <0.001 |
Parity | 2 [1, 2] | 1 [0, 2] | <0.001 |
Route of Delivery, N. (%) | 0.002 | ||
Vaginal | 5 (9) | 135 (30) | |
C-section | 49 (91) | 315 (70) | |
Prenatal care, N. (%) | 51 (94) | 430 (96) | 0.447 |
Clinical Chorioamnionitis, N. (%) | 5 (9) | 108 (26) | <0.001 |
Neonatal | |||
Race, N. (%) | 0.322 | ||
White | 36 (67) | 334 (75) | |
Black | 17 (31) | 96 (22) | |
Asian | 1 (2) | 13 (3) | |
Ethnicity, N. (%) | 0.303 | ||
Non-Hispanic | 20 (37) | 134 (30) | |
Hispanic | 34 (63) | 310 (69) | |
Sex, N. (%) | 0.748 | ||
Male | 29 (54) | 252 (56) | |
Female | 25 (46) | 198 (44) | |
Gestational age (weeks) | 32 [30, 33] | 39 [38, 40] | - |
Birth weight (grams) | 1747 ± 521 | 3262 ± 620 | - |
Apgar 1 min | 1 [0, 2] | 2 [1, 4] | <0.001 |
Apgar 5 min | 4 [2, 6] | 6 [3, 7] | <0.001 |
Apgar 10 min | 5 [3, 7] | 6 [4, 8] | 0.001 |
Blood gas pH at birth | 7.1 [6.8 7.3] | 7.0 [6.9 7.1] | 0.073 |
Blood gas Base Deficit at birth | 13 [6, 25] | 17 [13, 22] | 0.048 |
Seizures during hospital stay, N.(%) | 19 (35) | 72 (16) | <0.001 |
Total hospital days | 35 [23, 65] | 12 [7, 22] | <0.001 |
Death, N. (%) | 10 (18) | 30 (7) | 0.006 |
