Table 2 Baseline characteristics and short-term morbidities across NFA OSs.
From: Development of a new scoring method in the neurofunctional assessment of preterm infants
Demographic features | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count, n (%) | 38 (20.7) | 73 (39.7) | 56 (30.4) | 17 (9.2) | |
Gestational age at birth (weeks), mean ± SD | 30.0 (2.1) | 29.4 (2.2) | 29.1 (2.3) | 26.9 (2.1) | < 0.001 |
Range of gestational age at birth (weeks) | 26–34.3 | 24–34.3 | 24–35.3 | 23–30 | |
Birth Weight (g), mean ± SD | 1150.4 (236.0) | 1133.2 (248.7) | 1084.1 (283.4) | 878.5 (281.2) | 0.002 |
Male, n (%) | 12 (31.6) | 29 (39.7) | 34 (60.7) | 9 (52.9) | 0.023 |
Twins, n (%) | 21 (55.3) | 30 (41.1) | 27 (48.2) | 9 (56.2) | 0.454 |
Monochorionic twins, n (%) | 8 (21.1) | 13 (17.8) | 13 (23.2) | 5 (29.4) | 0.723 |
Apgar score at 1’, median (range) | 7.0 (6.0; 8.0) | 7.0 (6.0; 8.0) | 6.0 (5.0; 8.0) | 5.0 (4.0; 7.0) | 0.01 |
Apgar score at 5’, median (range) | 8.0 (8.0; 9.0) | 8.0 (8.0; 9.0) | 8.0 (8.0; 9.0) | 7.0 (7.0; 8.0) | 0.015 |
Caesarean Section, n (%) | 34 (89.5) | 68 (93.2) | 47 (83.9) | 16 (100.0) | 0.175 |
Small for Gestational Age, n (%) | 8 (21.1) | 16 (21.9) | 10 (17.9) | 1 (5.9) | 0.484 |
Days of Hospitalization, median (IQR) | 53.0 (41; 61) | 61.0 (44; 82) | 69.0 (48; 107) | 122.0 (67; 178) | < 0.001 |
Maternal Age, mean ± SD | 34.9 (6.4) | 35.3 (5.9) | 33.6 (5.4) | 34.1 (5.4) | 0.222 |
Severe Brain Lesions, n (%) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (2.7) | 3 (5.4) | 9 (52.9) | < 0.001 |
Other Comorbidities, n (%) | 5 (13.2) | 15 (20.5) | 16 (28.6) | 13 (76.5) | < 0.001 |
NEC (both medical and surgical), n (%) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (17.6) | 0.022 |
Sepsis, n (%) | 4 (10.5) | 13 (17.8) | 11 (19.6) | 9 (52.9) | 0.007 |
ROP > 3°, n (%) | 1 (2.6) | 3 (4.1) | 5 (8.9) | 7 (41.2) | < 0.001 |
Severe BPD, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4) | 10 (17.9) | 8 (47.1) | < 0.001 |
