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Table 1 Characteristics of 146 very preterm neonates postnatal day 3

From: Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin in the evaluation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus and AKI in Very Preterm Neonates: a cohort study

 

no PDA

PDA

P value

(n = 79)

(n = 67)

Gestational age weeks, median (range)

29 (24; 31)

27 (23; 31)

<0.01

Birth weight grams, median (range)

1190 (470;2160)

940 (570;1840)

<0.05

Singleton, number (%)

59 (75)

32 (48)

<0.01

SGA, number (%)

28 (35)

14 (21)

0.07

Sex (female:male)

27:52

28:39

0.39

Apgar score at 1 min, median (IQR)

8 (5;10)

7 (5;8)

<0.05

Apgar score at 5 min, median (IQR)

9 (7;10)

10 (9;10)

0.30

Sepsis, number (%)

9 (11)

13 (20)

0.25

Surfactant, number (%)

29 (37)

37 (55)

<0.05

PRBC transfusion, number (%)

8 (10)

16 (24)

<0.05

Inotropes, number (%)

5 (6)

7 (11)

0.39

Preeclampsia, number (%)

27 (34)

7 (11)

<0.01

Antenatal steroids, number (%)

75 (97)

61 (95)

0.66

Cesarean delivery, number (%)

56 (71)

44 (66)

0.59

  1. SGA small-for-gestational-age (birth weight below 3rd percentile for gestational age); Sepsis defined as 7 days of antibiotics initiated before day 3; PRBC packed red blood cell transfusion within first 3 days of life; Inotropes used within the first 3 days of life