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Table 1 Baseline and Demographic Information

From: Comparison of the efficacy of two natural surfactants (BERAKSURF and BLES) in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome among preterm neonates

Variables

Type of surfactant

Total (n = 128)

Beraksurf (n = 64)

N (%)

BLES (n = 64)

N (%)

P value

Gender (%)

    

Female

23 (35.9)

26 (40.6)

0.585

49 (38.3)

Male

41 (64.1)

38 (59.4)

79 (61.7)

Type of delivery

    

Vaginal

14 (21.9)

21 (32.8)

0.165

35 (27.3)

Cesarean

50 (78.1)

43 (67.2)

93 (72.7)

Diabetes in mother

No

51 (79.7)

45 (70.3)

0.221

96 (75.0)

Yes

13 (20.3)

19 (29.7)

32 (25.0)

Steroid in mother

   

No

8 (12.5)

17 (26.6)

0.045

25 (19.5)

Yes

56 (87.5)

47 (73.4)

103 (80.5)

 

Means ± SD

Means ± SD

  

Gestational age (Week)

31.64 ± 1.69

31.03 ± 1.96

0.064

 

Birth weight (kg)

1664.53 ± 361.27

1625.55 ± 567.86

0.646

 
  1. * P−value was calculated using chi−2 statistic test at 95% level of confidence interval and independent t−test