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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to study group

From: Copeptin concentration in cord blood in infants with early-onset sepsis, chorioamnionitis and perinatal asphyxia

Study group

Early-onset sepsis

(N = 30)

Chorioamnionitis

(N = 33)

Asphyxia

(N = 25)

Control

(N = 155)

Gender (male)

12 (40%)

12 (36%)

10 (40%)

87 (56%)

Gestational age [weeks]

31.5 (29-34)

30 (28-34)

36.5 (33-39)

38 (32-40)

Birth weight [gram]

1665 (1161-2490)

1430 (998-1975)

2400 (1573-3213)

2800 (1590-3420)

Prenatal steroids

23 (77%)

27 (82%)

8 (32%)

64 (41%)

Cesarean section

18 (60%)

18 (55%)

17 (68%)

73 (47%)

PROM >24 h

7 (23%)

10 (30%)

2 (8%)

16 (10%)

SGA

3 (10%)

4 (12%)

7 (28%)

11 (7%)

APGAR 1 min

5 (3-7)

6 (4-8)

3 (2-6)

8 (6-8)

APGAR 5 min

8 (6-9)

8 (7-9)

7 (5-8)

9 (8-9)

APGAR 10 min

9 (7-9)

9 (8-9)

8 (7-9)

9 (9-9)

Cord blood arterial pH

7.30 (7.24-7.33)

7.29 (7.24-7.33)

7.03 (7.00-7.07)

7.29 (7.25-7.32)

PDA

6 (20%)

5 (15%)

0 (0%)

11 (7%)

Arterial hypotension

12 (40%)

11 (33%)

11 (44%)

32 (21%)

Mechanical ventilation

16 (53%)

13 (39%)

8 (32%)

13 (8%)

  1. Median (interquartile range) or number (percentage) are shown.
  2. PDA, persistent ductus arteriosus; PROM, prolonged rupture of membranes; SGA, small for gestational age (< 10th percentile)