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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the CRP ≥ 8 mg/L group compared with the CRP<8 group.[Mean ± SD, n (%)]

From: Factors influencing C-reactive protein status on admission in neonates after birth

 

CRP<8 mg/L(n = 657)

CRP ≥ 8 mg/L(n = 163)

P-value

GA

35.66 ± 3.11

37.71 ± 3.51

0.001

BW

2472.00 ± 766.69

2987.58 ± 873.21

0.001

Maternal fever

  

0.321

 No

648 (98.63%)

159 (97.55%)

 

 Yes

9 (1.37%)

4 (2.45%)

 

PROM

  

0.044

 No

515 (78.39%)

116 (71.17%)

 

 Yes,<18 h

59 (8.98%)

14 (8.59%)

 

 Yes,≥18 h

83 (12.63%)

33 (20.25%) *#

 

Prenatal antibiotic use

  

0.362

 No

580 (88.28%)

148 (90.80%)

 

 Yes

77 (11.72%)

15 (9.20%)

 

Prenatal dexamethasone use

  

0.003

 No

506 (77.02%)

143 (87.73%)

 

 Yes

151 (22.98%)

20 (12.27%)

 

Placenta previa

  

0.002

 No

596 (90.72%)

160 (98.16%)

 

 Yes

61 (9.28%)

3 (1.84%)

 

Maternal autoimmune diseases

  

< 0.001

 No

646 (98.33%)

151 (92.64%)

 

 Yes

11 (1.67%)

12 (7.36%)

 

Gestational diabetes

  

0.656

 No

596 (90.72%)

146 (89.57%)

 

 Yes

61 (9.28%)

17 (10.43%)

 

Pregnancy hypertension

  

0.771

 No

609 (92.69%)

150 (92.02%)

 

 Yes

48 (7.31%)

13 (7.98%)

 

ICP

  

0.024

 No

629 (95.74%)

162 (99.39%)

 

 Yes

28 (4.26%)

1 (0.61%)

 

Sex

  

0.292

 Male

365 (55.56%)

98 (60.12%)

 

 Female

292 (44.44%)

65 (39.88%)

 

Delivery mode

  

0.001

 Vaginal delivery

145 (22.07%)

75 (46.01%)

 

 Operative vaginal delivery

7 (1.07%)

6 (3.68%)

 

 Cesarean delivery

505 (76.86%)

82 (50.31%) *#

 

Apgar score

  

0.235

 8–10

528 (80.37%)

123 (75.46%)

 

 4–7

111 (16.89%)

32 (19.63%)

 

 0–3

18 (2.74%)

8 (4.91%)

 

MAS

  

0.002

 No

651 (99.09%)

156 (95.71%)

 

 Yes

6 (0.91%)

7 (4.29%)

 

NRDS

  

0.783

 No

550 (83.71%)

135 (82.82%)

 

 Yes

107 (16.29%)

28 (17.18%)

 

Wet lung of newborn

  

0.602

 No

596 (90.72%)

150 (92.02%)

 

 Yes

61 (9.28%)

13 (7.98%)

 
  1. GA: Gestation age. BW: Birth weight. PROM: Premature rupture of membrane. MAS: Meconium aspiration syndrome. ICP: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. NRDS: neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
  2. Compared to the first factor of this classification: *, P < 0.05
  3. Compared to the second factor of this classification: #, P < 0.05