Table 1 General characteristics of the study population (n = 542).

From: Machine learning methods to predict attrition in a population-based cohort of very preterm infants

Characteristics

na (%)

Sex

Female

232 (42.8)

Male

310 (57.2)

Birthweight (g)

Median (p25–p75)

1172 (940–1436)

Gestational age (weeks)

Median (p25–p75)

29 (27–31)

 < 26

27 (5.0)

26–27

118 (21.8)

28–29

148 (27.3)

30–31

249 (45.9)

Small for gestational ageb

Yes (< 10th percentile)

52 (9.7)

No (≥ 10th percentile)

485 (90.3)

Missing

5 (0.9)

Type of pregnancy

Singleton

372 (68.6)

Multiple

170 (31.4)

Parity

0

342 (63.2)

1

144 (26.6)

 ≥ 2

55 (10.2)

Missing

1 (0.2)

Caesarean

No

156 (29.1)

Yes

381 (70.9)

Missing

5 (0.9)

Maternal agec

Median (p25–p75)

31 (27–35)

 < 25

85 (15.7)

25–34

300 (55.4)

 ≥ 35

157 (29.0)

Native mother

No

81 (15.1)

Yes

454 (84.9)

Missing

7 (1.3)

Neighborhood socio-economic deprivation

Least deprived (q1–q4)

447 (83.2)

Most deprived (q5)

90 (16.8)

Missing

5(0.9)

Length of hospital stay (days)

Median (p25–p75)

51(37–71)

  1. aCalculation of percentages does not include missing values.
  2. bSGA, small for gestational age, based on intrauterine curves developed for the cohort54.
  3. cThe sum of the categories surpasses 100% as the numbers were rounded up.