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Table 2 Comparison of baseline characteristics between the NEC and control samples before and after propensity score matching

From: Long term healthcare costs of infants who survived neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: a retrospective longitudinal study among infants enrolled in Texas Medicaid

 

NEC

No NEC

Characteristics

(n = 316)

Before matching

After matching

(n = 122,929)

(n = 2,909)

Prematurity

212 (67%)

15,451 (13%)**

1869 (64%)

ELBW status

101 (32%)

921 (0.8%)**

759 (26%)*

Race

   

African-American

36 (11%)

7,777 (6%)**

350 (12%)

White

35 (11%)

13,964 (11%)

257 (9%)

Hispanic

111 (35%)

68,361 (56%)

1,407 (48%)

Other / Unknown

134 (43%)

32,827 (27%)

895 (31%)

Male

173 (55%)

62,252 (51%)

1,480 (51%)

Birth defects

   

Any major birth defects ‡

153 (48%)

8874 (7%)**

1,279 (44%)

Patent ductus arteriosus

95 (30%)

2284 (2%)**

501 (17%)**

Neural tube defects

33 (10%)

1101 (1%)**

200 (7%)*

  1. ELBW extremely low birth-weight (BW <1000g), NEC necrotizing enterocolitis.
  2. **p<0.01 and *p<0.05.
  3. ‡Includes congenital heart disease (CHD), neural tube defects, hereditary degenerative CNS conditions and cleft lip or palate.
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