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Table 3 Clinical Characteristics of Infants who Died or Developed BPD

From: The Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion polymorphism is not associated with an increased risk of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia in ventilated very low birth weight infants

 

Survival without BPD (n = 162)

Death or BPD (n = 83)

P value

Gestation (weeks)

26.6 ± 0.1

25.8 ± 0.2

<0.001

Birth Weight (grams)

925 ± 14

760 ± 17

<0.001

Race (Caucasian)

33 (20)

14 (17)

0.737

Gender (Males)

96 (60)

50 (60)

0.926

Surfactant therapy

147 (91)

81 (98)

0.046

Ureaplasma isolateda

49/144 (34)

25/73 (34)

0.974

Mycoplasma isolateda

20/144 (14)

9/64 (12)

0.750

IVHb

31/161 (19)

41/80 (52)

<0.001

IVH = Grade 3b

15/161 (9)

31/80 (39)

<0.001

PVLb

8/161 (5)

10/80 (13)

0.033

  1. Data are presented as Mean ± Standard error of Mean. Numbers in parenthesis represent percentages.
  2. aNot all infants had TA cultures performed for Uu and Mh
  3. bNot all infants had cranial US evaluations
  4. Uu Ureaplasma urealyticum Mh Mycoplasma hominis IVH Intraventricular Hemorrhage PVL Periventricular leukomalacia TA Tracheal Aspirate
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BMC Pediatrics

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