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Table 1 Reference values for coagulation tests in healthy moderate and late preterm neonates (30 to 36 weeks of gestation) during the first 6 months of life.

From: Developmental haemostasis in moderate and late preterm infants

Postnatal Age

PT (s)

APTT (s)

Fibrinogen (g/L)

AT-III (U/mL)

Protein C (U/mL)

Protein S (U/mL)

Day 1

13.0

(10.6-16.2)

53.6

(27.5-79.4)

2.43

(1.50-3.73)

0.38

(0.14-0.62)

0.28

(0.12-0.44)

0.26

(0.14-0.38)

Day 5

12.5

(10.0-15.3)

50.5

(29.6-74.1)

2.80

(1.60-4.18)

0.56

(0.30-0.82)

0.31

(0.11-0.51)

0.37

(0.13-0.61)

Day 30

11.8

(10.0-13.6)

44.7

(26.9-62.5)

2.54

(1.50-4.14)

0.59

(0.37-0.81)

0.37

(0.15-0.59)

0.56

(0.22-0.90)

Day 90

12.3

(10.0-14.6)

39.5

(28.3-50.7)

2.46

(1.50-3.52)

0.83

(0.45-1.21)

0.45

(0.23-0.67)

0.76

(0.40-1.12)

Day 180

12.5

(10.0-15.0)

37.5

(21.7-53.3)

2.28

(1.50-3.60)

0.90

(0.52-1.28)

0.57

(0.31-0.83)

0.82

(0.44-1.20)

  1. All values are given as a mean followed by lower and upper limit (95% of confidence interval). From Andrew M at al., modified.[3]