Table 1 Demographics

N = 342 a)

176 (51)

166 (49)

EOS a)

23 (13)

31 (19)

0.155

Male, a)

81 (46)

69 (42)

0.406

Gestational Age Weeks (wk + d), b)

29 + 4 (± 2 + 3)

29 + 1 (± 2 + 2)

0.085

Birth weight g, b)

1146 (± 282)

1126 (± 278)

0.507

Umbilical artery pH, b)

7.33 (± 0.30)

7.29 (± 0.09)

0.124

Apgar 1′/5′/10′, c)

7 / 8 / 8

7 / 8 / 8

0.250 / 0.144 / 0.022

Apgar 1′/5′/10′ c)

(0; 6–8; 9 / 4; 7–8; 9 / 6; 8–8; 10)

(1; 6–8; 9 / 3; 7–8; 9 / 5; 8–8; 10)

CRIB-Score, c)

1 (0 / 1–2 / 10)

1 (0 / 1–4 / 12)

0.548

Highest Bilirubin, μmol/l, b)

145.80 (± 28.88)

144.77 (± 33.99)

0.762

Antenatal steroids 1 dose / 2 doses, a)

87 (49) / 53 (30)

90 (54) / 46 (28)

0.478 / 0.624

Ceaseraen delivery, a)

162 (92)

151 (91)

0.589

Patent ductus arteriosus, a)

35 (20)

46 (28)

0.408

BPD, d)

15 (9)

12 (7)

0.693

Retinopathia neonatorum ≥3, d)

0

2 (1)

0.235

Intraventricular haemorrhage ≥3, d)

1 (1)

6 (4)

0.061

Periventricular leukomalacia, d)

0

2 (1)

0.235

Parental Education Score 1/2 d); 3/4 a) ^a

2 (1) / 10 (6) / 96 (55) / 49 (28)

1 (1) / 9 (5) / 93 (56) / 57 (34)

0.620 / 0.817 / 0.584 / 0.405

Max CrP 72 h postnatal, c)

1.04 (0 / 0–3.91 / 52.37)

1.04 (0 / 0–5.08 / 68.45)

0.748

Leukocytes in first CBC, ×10⁹,b)

9.50 (± 5.86)

9.96 (± 7.04)

0.512

Last Maternal CrP prior to Birth, c)

6.82 (0 / 1.65–17.25 / 118.3)

7.43 (0 / 2.42–21.98 / 70.77)

0.330

PROM < 24 h a) / >  24 h e) />  1 week, a)

55 (31) / 15 (9) / 29 (16)

39 (23) / 10 (6) / 29 (17)

0.108 / 0.412 / 0.699

Chorioamnionitis, a)

21 (12)

14 (8)

0.374

LOS a)

20 (11)

36 (22)

0.427

Total sepsis symptoms c) ^b

3 (0 / 1–4 / 7)

3 (0 / 1–4 / 7)

0.127