Table 1 Mean blood gas, CBC parameters and patients’ demographic features

Birth Weight (gram)

3275 (2840–3645)

2160.5 (2015.5–2425)

-6.103

 < 0.001

Gender n (%)

 Male

16 (55.2%)

23 (44.2%)

0.345^*

 Female

13 (44.8%)

29 (55.8%)

Mode of Delivery n (%)

 NVD^¥

4 (13.8%)

2 (3.8%)

0.180^*

 C/S^µ

25 (86.2)

50 (96.2%)

 Downes’ score

5 (2–7)

6.5 (5–7)

-1.593

0.111

 Ventilation Time (day)

2 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

-0.802

0.422

 1st. min. APGAR score

7 (6–8)

7 (5.2–8)

-1.034

0.301

 5th. min. APGAR score

9 (8–9)

8 (7.25–9)

-1.162

0.245

 Hb (g/dl)

18 (16–19.68)

17 (16.05–19)

-0.554

0.580

 Wbc (× 10⁹/l)

11.72 (9.1–14.5)

15.8 (11.8–19.3)

-2.66

0.008

 Plt (× 10⁹/l)

278 (225.5–361)

276 (231–318.5)

-0.286

0.775

 Crp (mg/L)

1.76 ± 3.06

1.25 ± 1.47

-0.094

0.925

 pH

7.36 ± 0.5

7.34 ± 0.6

-0.387

0.699

 pCO2 (mmHg)

43 (38- 50.5)

43 (39.75–48)

-0.040

0.968

 pO₂ (mmHg)

45 (34–49)

48 (35–51)

-0.535

0.592

 Lactat

2.8 (1.75–3.8)

2.15 (1.8–2.56)

-1.310

0.191

 HCO₃ (mEq/L)

21.6 (19–23)

22 (20–23.9)

-0.722

0.470