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. 2002 Mar 30;324(7340):761–763. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7340.761

Table 2.

 Factors related to baby and mother according to whether autopsy was performed

Category Autopsy performed
No autopsy
P value* Data not available
Mean (range) SD Mean (range) SD
Gestational age (weeks) 32.2 (22-42) 6.44 30.1 (23-42) 6.79 0.0066 15
Birth weight (g)    1828 (400-5250) 1179    1669 (365-5230) 1246 0.1402 7
Length of stay (days) 15.4 (1-210) 35.6 14.2 (1-240) 32.3 0.3807 6
Age at death (days) 15.8 (1-210) 35.6 15.2 (1-210) 34.8 0.4465 28
Maternal age (years) 27.3 (15-43) 5.81 28.0 (16-42) 6.16 0.1923 51
*

Mean of each group compared with Student's t test.