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Table 2 Distribution of Study Variables in the Population and Study Samples by Intervention Group

From: The effect of systematic pediatric care on neonatal mortality and hospitalizations of infants born with oral clefts

Variable

Control Group

Intervention Group

 

Population

Total Sample

Sub-sample with Mortality Outcome

Population

Total Sample

Sub-sample with Mortality Outcome

Overall Sample Size

499

456

441

707

663

602

Maternal Age

25.78 (6.89)

25.77 (6.94)

25.79 (6.89)

26.37 (6.92)

26.30 (6.86)

26.29 (6.86)

Number of prenatal visits

5.58 (3.01)

5.65 (2.95)

5.66 (2.94)

4.51 (3.51)

4.56 (3.51)

4.67 (3.51)

Maternal chronic illness (N)

469

431

419

702

659

598

   No (%)

395(84.2)

358 (83.1)

347 (82.8)

548 (78.1)

516 (78.3)

471 (78.8)

   Yes (%)

74(15.8)

73 (16.9)

72 (17.2)

154 (21.9)

143 (21.7)

127 (21.2)

Ethnic Ancestry (N)

465

427

416

691

652

592

   Black (%)

51(11.0)

51 (11.9)

50 (12.0)

81 (11.7)

77 (11.8)

68 (11.5)

   Native (%)

348(74.8)

313 (73.3)

303 (72.8)

523 (75.7)

492 (75.5)

449 (75.8)

   Other (%)

66(14.2)

63 (14.8)

63 (15.1)

87 (12.6)

83 (12.7)

75 (12.7)

Birth weight (grams)

2887.5 (788.5)

2,863.5 (797.8)

2870.8 (803.7)

2881.9 (740.3)

2,892.9(726.7)

2871.3 (732.2)

Gestational age (weeks)

38.3 (3.4)

38.3 (3.4)

38.3 (3.5)

38.5 (3.1)

38.5 (3.1)

38.4 (3.2)

Time of cleft diagnosis (N)

495

454

439

701

657

596

   Prenatal (%)

80 (16.2)

76 (16.7)

73 (16.6)

174 (24.8)

161 (24.5)

145 (24.3)

   Other (%)

415(83.8)

378 (83.3)

366 (83.4)

527 (75.2)

496 (75.5)

451 (75.7)

Sex (N)

491

450

437

705

661

601

   Male (%)

275(56.0)

250 (55.6)

245 (56.1)

394 (55.9)

372 (56.3)

338 (56.2)

   Female (%)

216(44.0)

200 (44.4)

192 (43.9)

311 (44.1)

289 (43.7)

263 (43.8)

Multiple birth (N)

496

455

440

707

663

602

   No (%)

484(97.6)

443 (97.4)

428 (97.3)

688 (97.3)

646 (97.4)

586 (97.3)

   Yes (%)

12 (2.4)

12 ( 2.6)

12 (2.7)

19 (2.7)

17 ( 2.6)

16 (2.7)

Associated Status (N)

499

456

441

707

663

602

   Isolated (%)

361(72.3)

325 (71.3)

313 (71.0)

478 (67.6)

451 (68.0)

405 (67.3)

   Associated (%)

138(27.7)

131 (28.7)

128 (29.0)

229 (32.4)

212 (32.0)

197 (32.7)

Type of Cleft (N)

496

455

441

706

663

602

   Palate only (%)

129(26.0)

121 (26.6)

118 (26.8)

197(27.9)

181 (27.3)

163 (27.1)

   Lip only (%)

87(17.5)

77 (16.9)

75 (17.0)

120(17.0)

111 (16.7)

101 (16.8)

   Lip and Palate (%)

280(56.5)

257 (56.5)

248 (56.2)

389(55.1)

371 (56.0)

338 (56.2)

Type of Delivery (N)

492

451

436

707

663

602

   Cesarean (%)

184(37.4)

168 (37.3)

163 (37.4)

280(39.6)

258 (38.9)

238 (39.5)

   Other (%)

308 (62.6)

283 (62.7)

273 (62.6)

427 (60.4)

405 (61.1)

364 (60.5)

  1. The Table includes the distribution of study variables in the study population, study sample and sample with mortality data. Means and standard deviations (in parentheses) are reported for continuous variables. Counts and percentages (in parentheses) are reported for categorical variables.
  2. The following comparisons were examined within each of the intervention and control groups: 1) population versus study sample and 2) study sample versus sample with mortality data.
  3. The differences in the number of observations in the subsamples with mortality outcome in this table and those included in mortality analysis in Table 1 is due to limiting the mortality analysis to those who were alive on the 7th day after birth. The subsamples with mortality outcome in Table 6 include all consented infants with known mortality outcome including those who died before the 7th day of life since the goal is to check for any characteristics that are related to dropping out of the study resulting in unknown mortality status.