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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and IH risk factors

From: Safety and effectiveness of oral propranolol for infantile hemangiomas started before 5 weeks and after 5 months of age: an Italian multicenter experience

 

Start <5 weeks (N = 15)

Start >5 months (N = 328)

Total (N = 343)

Female sex (N, %)

10 (66.7)

232 (71)

242 (70.8)

Age at treatment start (median, range)

0.8 (0-1.1)

9 (5-90.7)

8.7 (0-90.7)

Age at treatment end (median, range)

10 (7.3-15.2)

16.1 (8.6-107.1)

16 (7.3-107.1)

Treatment duration (median, range)

9.5 (6.3-14.5)

6.8 (0.5-20)

6.8 (0.5-20)

Preterm (N, %)

8 (53.3)

49 (14.9)

57 (16.6)

Risk factors (N, %)

9 (60)

73 (22.3)

82 (24)

 twins

3 (20)

16 (4.8)

19 (5.5)

 IVF

1 (6.7)

2 (0.6)

3 (0.9)

 family history of IE

0 (0)

9 (2.7)

9 (2.6)

 amniocentesis

1 (6.7)

15 (4.6)

16 (4.7)

 villocentesis

2 (13.3)

10 (3)

12 (3.5)

 pre-eclampsia or placenta praevia

2 (13.3)

12 (3.7)

14 (4)