Table 4 General clinical data of different clinical grading groups for HIE.
|  | Mild n = 20 | Moderate n = 12 | Severe n = 6 | Moderate-severe n = 18 | F/χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male sex, n(%) | 12 (60) | 8 (66.7) | 4 (66.7) | 12 (66.7) | 0.249 | 0.969 |
Birth weight (g) | 3355 ± 425 | 3592 ± 538 | 3500 ± 316 | 3564 ± 373 | 1.618 | 0.196 |
Gestational age (weeks) | 38.35 ± 1.14 | 39.17 ± 1.03 | 38.83 ± 1.60 | 39.06 ± 1.21 | 1.603 | 0.200 |
Umbilical arterial cord pH | 6.98 ± 0.08 | 6.92 ± 0.06 | 6.93 ± 0.05 | 6.93 ± 0.06 | 2.735 | 0.053 |
5-min Apgar (IQR) | 5 (5,5) | 4 (4,5) | 4 (3,5) | 4 (4,5) | 11.520 | 0.003 |
Vaginal delivery, n(%) | 11 (55.0) | 5 (41.7) | 4 (66.7) | 9 (50.0) | 1.130 | 0.770 |
Gestational hypertension, n(%) | 4 (20.0) | 3 (25.0) | 2 (33.3) | 5 (27.8) | 0.563 | 0.905 |
Parenteral nutrition, n(%) | 18(90.0) | 12(100.0) | 6(100.0) | 18(100.0) | 3.733 | 0.292 |
MRI scan, n(%) | 15(75.0) | 12(100.0) | 6(100.0) | 18(100.0) | 9.882 | 0.020 |
Age at MRI scan (days) | 4.9 ± 1.4 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 7.0 ± 2.7 | 6.0 ± 2.0 | 2.770 | 0.051 |
Abnormalities on MRI, n(%) | 13(86.7) | 12(100.0) | 6(100.0) | 18(100.0) | 4.996 | 0.172 |
