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Table 2 Birth weight and Apgar scores per five-year interval of the study population born 1973–2010

From: Increased risk of pulmonary hypertension following premature birth

 

Birth weight (grams)

Apgar 1 min

Apgar 5 min

Birth year

Status

Number

Mean

Missing info

No

Mean

Missing info

No

Mean

Missing info

1973–1977

Case

21

3070.0

0

21

9.0

0

13

9.5

8

Control

126

3477.4

0

125

9.0

1

107

9.4

19

Total/p-value

147

0.0037

 

146

0.6129

 

120

0.6295

 

1978–1982

Case

18

3491.1

0

18

8.7

0

17

9.0

1

Control

107

3491.2

1

106

8.8

2

96

9.0

12

Total/p-value

125

0.9357

 

124

0.4550

 

113

0.5960

 

1983–1987

Case

16

3269.7

0

16

8.4

0

15

9.5

1

Control

95

3521.2

1

94

8.7

2

92

9.8

4

Total/p-value

111

0.1860

 

110

0.6410

 

107

0.2436

 

1988–1992

Case

4

3030.0

0

4

8.8

0

4

7.5

0

Control

24

3416.0

0

24

9.0

0

24

9.7

0

Total/p-value

28

0.2001

 

28

0.3104

 

28

0.0511

 

1993–1997

Case

13

2801.2

1

12

8.2

2

12

8.5

2

Control

84

3432.0

0

84

8.7

0

83

9.8

1

Total/p-value

97

0.0465

 

96

0.2767

 

95

0.0008

 

1998–2002

Case

12

2668.3

0

11

7.4

1

11

8.8

1

Control

70

3595.0

2

71

8.8

1

71

9.8

1

Total/p-value

82

0.0100

 

82

0.0078

 

82

0.0002

 

2003–2007

Case

17

2474.1

0

17

6.9

0

17

8.5

0

Control

102

3587.9

0

100

8.8

2

100

9.8

2

Total/p-value

119

0.0010

 

117

0.0004

 

117

0.0011

 

2008–2010

Case

25

1923.4

1

26

5.6

0

26

7.5

0

Control

156

3441.3

0

153

8.5

3

153

9.5

3

Total/p-value

181

< 0.0001

 

179

< 0.0001

 

179

< 0.0001