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Table 1 Clinical characteristic of study infants

From: Neonatal diffusion tensor brain imaging predicts later motor outcome in preterm neonates with white matter abnormalities

 

No WMa (N = 22)

WMa without CP (N = 5)

WMa with CP (N = 5)

P-value

Gestational age (wk)

26.14 ± 2.44

27.40 ± 2.79

25.00 ± 1.22

0.292

Birth weight (g)

819 ± 133

770 ± 153

738 ± 146

0.441

Cesarean section, n (%)

17 (77.2)

5 (100)

5 (100)

0.335

Male gender, n (%)

15 (68.2)

2 (40)

2 (40)

0.322

Twin, n (%)

7 (31.8)

3 (60)

0 (0)

0.122

Apgar score at 5 min

4.27 ± 1.42

4.60 ± 0.55

5.00 ± 1.22

0.516

Chorioamnionitis, n (%)

13 (59.1)

4 (80)

3 (60)

0.678

Prenatal steroid use, n (%)

19 (86.4)

4 (80)

4 (80)

0.900

Hospital Days

95.25 ± 22.71

64.80 ± 38.36

70.75 ± 39.94

0.072

Days on ventilation

22.59 ± 15.56

11.60 ± 4.16

32.20 ± 20.12

0.121

PDA, n (%)

18 (81.8)

4 (80)

5 (100)

0.606

BPD ≥ moderate, n (%)

7 (31.8)

3 (60)

2 (40)

0.497

Sepsis, n (%)

10 (45.5)

1 (20)

3 (60)

0.426

NEC, n (%)

4 (18.2)

0 (0)

1 (20)

0.575

IP, n (%)

3 (13.6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.471

ROP ≥ grade 2, n (%)

13 (59.1)

3 (60)

1 (20)

0.137

IVH, n (%)

8 (36.4)

4 (80)

5 (100)

0.015

IVH, grade III/IV, n (%)

2 (9.1)

3 (60)

5 (100)

<0.001

Cerebral palsy, n (%)

0

0

5 (100)

<0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (%)
  2. Abbrevations: WM a white matter abnormalities, PDA patent ductus arteriosus, BPD bronchopulmonary dysplasia, NEC necrotizing enterocolitis, IP intestinal perforation, ROP retinopathy of prematurity, IVH intraventricular hemorrhage, PVL periventricular leukomalacia, CP cerebral palsy