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Table 7 Neonatal outcome of the study population

From: Care practices and short-term clinical outcomes of very low birth weight infants in Yangtze River Delta in China

Variables

≤750 g (n = 25)

751-1000 g(n = 158)

1001-1250 g(n = 369)

1251-1500 g(n = 507)

Total (n = 1059)

F/χ2

P

P value for Trend

Death

8(32.0%)

10(6.3%)

11(3.0%)

7(1.4%)

36(3.4%)

97.351

0.00

0.00

BPD(n,%)

4(16.0%)

67(42.4%)

117(31.7%)

76(15.0%)

264(24.9%)

62.441

0.00

0.00

NEC(n,%)

3(12.0%)

14(8.9%)

40(10.8%)

42(8.3%)

99(9.4%)

1.898

0.59

0.43

ROP(n,%)

1(4.0%)

60(38.0%)

93(25.2%)

76(15.0%)

230(21.7%)

46.241

0.00

0.00

PDA(n,%)

7(28.0%)

64(40.5%)

109(29.5%)

137(27.0%)

317(29.9%)

10.543

0.01

0.01

Sepsis(n,%)

7(28.0%)

31(19.6%)

56(15.2%)

47(9.3%)

141(13.3%)

18.408

0.00

0.00

  1. BPD=Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, IVH=Intraventricular hemorrhage, PVL = Periventricular leukomalacia, NEC=Necrotizing enterocolitis, ROP = Retinopathy of prematurity