Table 2 The general characteristics of patients
From: BCL-xL is correlated with disease severity in neonatal infants with early sepsis
Variable | N (total = 37) |
|---|---|
Birth weight | |
Median (IQR) - g | 3000 (2665, 3345) |
Distribution – n(%) | |
<1500 g | 0 (0%) |
1500–2500 g | 8 (21.6%) |
>2500 g | 29 (78.4%) |
Sex - n(%) | |
Male | 25 (67.6%) |
Female | 12 (32.4%) |
Gestational age | |
Median (IQR) - wk | 39 (37, 40) |
Distribution – n(%) | |
<37 wk | 7 (18.9%) |
>=37 wk | 30 (81.1%) |
Mode of delivery - n(%) | |
Vaginal | 15 (40.5%) |
Cesarean section | 22 (59.5) |
Postnatal age (IQR) - h | 2 (1, 3) |
Sepsis type - n (%) | |
Culture proven | 7 (18.9%) |
Screen positive | 30 (81.1%) |
Respiratory support - n (%) | |
None | 0 (0%) |
nCPAP | 17 (45.9%) |
MV | 20 (54.1% |
SNAP-II (IQR) | 10 (10, 23) |
Duration of hospital stay ( IQR) - days | |
Survival | 5 (4, 16) |
non-Survival | 2 (4, 16) |
Time death ( IQR) - days | |
Outcomes - n (%) | |
Died | 3 (8.1%) |
Survived | 34 (91.9%) |