Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| Participant Characteristics |
HIE (n = 10) |
Control (n = 8) |
|---|---|---|
| Age at follow-up MRI, years | 5.08 (5.02–5.42) | 5.13 (4.96–5.58) |
| Birth gestational age, weeks | 39.7 (39.0–40.5) | 39.3 (38.9–39.6) |
| Birth weight, kg | 3.69 (3.48–4.02) | 3.6 (3.23–3.66) |
| Sex, Male | 6 (60) | 4 (50) |
| Cesarian section birth a | 3 (30) | 4 (57) |
| Mother’s age at birth, years | 31 (25–34) | 33.5 (30.8–36.3) |
| Mother’s education, >HS | 9 (90) | 7 (87.5) |
| 1 min Apgar score | 1.5 (1–2) * | 8 (7.75–8.25) |
| 5 min Apgar score | 4 (3–5) * | 9 (9–9) |
| Sarnat score | 2 (1.25–2) | |
| Initial pH b | 6.98 (6.92–7.05) | |
| Newborn MRI abnormal | 7 (70) | |
| Newborn EEG abnormal | 4 (44) | |
| Newborn seizures | 3 (30) |
Data presented as median (IQR) for continuous data or number (%) for categorical data. HS = high school. a Missing data from one participant. b From umbilical cord blood gas or infant blood gas within 1 h of life. * Significant difference between groups, p < 0.05.