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Table 4 Demographics of enrolled PROP multicenter cohort

From: Prematurity and respiratory outcomes program (PROP): study protocol of a prospective multicenter study of respiratory outcomes of preterm infants in the United States

 

Enrolled a (N = 835)

Birth weight, grams (mean +/− SD)

900 +/− 240

Gestational age, weeks (mean +/− SD)

26.6 +/− 1.5

- 23 weeks, 0–6 days

34 (4%)

- 24 weeks, 0–6 days

108 (13%)

- 25 weeks, 0–6 days

129 (15%)

- 26 weeks, 0–6 days

170 (20%)

- 27 weeks, 0–6 days

201 (24%)

- 28 weeks, 0–6 days

193 (23%)

Multiple gestation

210 (25.1%)

- Twins

171 (81%)

- Triplets

35 (17%)

- Quadruplets

4 (2%)

Male

427 (51%)

Race b

 

- Caucasian

486 (58.2%)

- African American

307 (36.8%)

- N. American Indian/Native Alaskan

1 (0.1%)

- Asian

20 (2.4%)

- Native Hawaiian/other Pacific islander

1 (0.1%)

- Multi-race

15 (1.8%)

- Other

5 (0.6%)

Ethnicity b

 

- Hispanic/Latino

92 (11%)

Inborn

728 (87.2%)

Outborn

105 (12.6%)

  1. aPercentages may not add to 100 percent due to missing data for two babies who were withdrawn four days after enrollment.
  2. bRace and ethnicity uses a mutually exclusive definition.