Table 1 Characteristics of infants with and without nosocomial infections (NI), for birth weights less than 1500 g and 1500 g or more (asterisks indicate significant difference at p < 0.05 level between infants with and without NI in each birthweight group)
Birth weight | Less than 1500 g | 1500 g or more | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characterististics | With NI (n = 765) | Without NI (n = 2488) | With NI (n = 329) | Without NI (n = 13244) |
Gestation (mean weeks ± sd) | 27.2 +/- 2.3 | 28.8 +/- 2.8* | 35.8 +/- 3.6 | 36.3 +/- 3.2* |
Birth weight (mean gm ± sd) | 957 +/- 259 | 1010 +/- 267* | 2611 +/- 806 | 2758 +/- 796* |
Day 1 SNAP-II (mean ± sd) | 18.2 +/- 12.5 | 14.1 +/- 13.0* | 11.9 +/- 12.5 | 4.9 +/- 8.5* |
Small for gestational age (%) | 9.7 | 12.6* | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Antenatal steroids (%) | 71.4 | 68.2 | 21.1 | 20.4 |
Multiple birth (%) | 26.7 | 28.5 | 7.9 | 12.5* |
Outborn (%) | 24.6 | 12.7* | 59.9 | 23.1* |
Male (%) | 55.3 | 51.8 | 59.9 | 58.1 |
Cesarean delivery (%) | 47.5 | 55.2* | 38.9 | 36.3 |
Maternal hypertension (%) | 18.1 | 19.4 | 10.4 | 11.6 |
Apgar @ 5 mins < 7 (%) | 26.9 | 20.0* | 21.4 | 11.9* |
Congenital Anomalies (%) | 10.6 | 7.9* | 48.6 | 10.9* |