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Table 6 Risk factors for pejorative motor outcomes on univariate analysis

From: Post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus and neurodevelopmental outcomes in a context of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage: an institutional experience in 122 preterm children

  

Total

 

Pejorative outcome

 

Favorable outcome

 

P value

test

Variables

Modalities

n

%

n

%

n

%

  

Papile grading

2

52

42,62

6

27,27

46

37,7

0,0011

chi2

3

22

18,03

10

45,45

12

9,84

  

4

48

39,34

6

27,27

42

34,43

  

increased head circumference > +2SD

Yes

86

70,49

20

16,39

66

54,1

0,0204

chi2

No

36

29,51

2

1,64

34

27,87

  

Gestational age at birth (WA)

<30

67

54,91

14

11,47

61

50

0,031

Fisher

30–37

55

45,08

8

6,56

39

31,97

  

Birth weight (percentiles)

0–24

53

43,44

11

9,02

42

34,43

0,0047

Fisher

25–49

9

7,38

2

1,64

7

5,74

  

50–74

27

22,13

6

4,92

21

17,21

  

75–100

33

27,05

3

2,46

30

24,59

  

Sex

Female

58

47,54

8

6,56

50

49,98

0,246

Chi2

Male

64

52,46

14

11,47

50

40,98

  

Magnesium administration

No

106

86,89

15

12,29

91

74,59

0,45

Fisher

Yes

16

13,11

7

5,74

9

7,38

  

Corticosteroids administration

No

58

47,54

10

8,19

42

34,43

0.23

chi2

Yes

64

52,46

12

9,84

14

11,47

  

EVD

No

114

93,44

16

13,11

98

80,33

< 0,0001

Fisher

Yes

8

6,56

6

4,92

2

1,64

  

VP shunt

No

115

94,26

14

11,47

101

82,79

< 0,0001

chi2

Yes

7

5,74

3

2,46

4

3,28

  

VSGS

No

114

93,44

16

13,11

98

80,33

0,031

Fisher

Yes

8

6,56

5

4,10

3

2,46

  

VCS

No

115

94,26

18

14,75

97

79,51

0,0197

Fisher

Yes

7

5,74

4

3,28

3

2,46

  

Meningitis

No

111

90,98

14

11,47

97

79,51

< 0,0001

Fisher

Yes

11

9,02

8

6,56

3

2,46

  
  1. SD: Standard deviation; WA: Weeks of amenorrhea; EVD: external ventricular shunt; VP shunt: ventriculo peritoneal shunt; VSGS: ventriculo sub galeal shunt; VCS: ventriculocysternostomy