Table 1.
Mean value of physiological and biochemical test results of the infant participants.
| Category | Index (IQR) | NBM (N = 12) | non-NBM (N = 11) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
General Index |
Mother Age | 31 (29-33) | 31 (28-34) | 0.708 | |
| Gestational Age | 39 (34-43) | 40 (38-42) | 0.776 | ||
| Infant Age (Week) | 3 (1.6-3.4) | 1 (0.2-1.6) | 0.072 | ||
| Infant Weight | 2.9 (2.0-3.6) | 3 (2.4-3.6) | 0.815 | ||
| PROM (%) | 3 (25.0%) | 4 (36.4%) | 0.554 | ||
| Antibiotics (%) | 4 (33.3%) | 6 (54.5%) | 0.305 | ||
| Delivery mode (%) | 4 (33.3%) | 2 (18.2%) | 0.409 | ||
|
Blood Index |
Blood Routine Examination |
WBC | 13.3 (9.6-14.0) | 16.6 (12.0-21.2) | 0.241 |
| Hb | 134.5 (121.5-150.8) | 150.7 (136.5-171.5) | 0.248 | ||
| PLT | 190.8 (74-341) | 261 (221.5-298.5) | 0.225 | ||
| NEUT% | 50 (46.6-58) | 58 (44.0-73.9) | 0.375 | ||
| MONO% | 10 (10.1-12.8) | 7.6 (6.0-10.8) | 0.217 | ||
| LYM% | 29.9 (28.3-37.2) | 27.9 (16.5-47.0) | 0.778 | ||
| CRP | 61.6 (8.0-118.8) | 29.4 (0.8-19.8) | 0.267 | ||
| PCT | 23.1 (1.5-33.2) | 16.1 (1.3-18.0) | 0.577 | ||
|
Blood Metabolism |
Albumin | 32.5 (28.0-36.5) | 31.4 (33.3-37.0) | 0.751 | |
| LDH | 459 (292.2-425.3) | 549.4 (451.4-857.3) | 0.650 | ||
|
CSF Index |
CSF Routine Examination |
CSF WBC | 3559.2 (56.5-5725.5) | 8.1 (1.5-13.5) | 0.015 |
| Pandy (%) | 9 (75.0%) | 9 (81.8%) | 0.948 | ||
|
CSF Metabolism |
CSF Protein | 205.9 (123.4-273.7) | 121.4 (84.8-162.7) | 0.042 | |
| CSF Glu | 2.5 (1.2-2.6) | 3.4 (2.9-3.7) | 0.197 | ||
* All continuous numerical variables were analyzed using Student’s t-test to determine their statistical significance, and nominal categorical variables (PROM, and Antibiotics) were compared using the chi-square test between the NBM and non-NBM groups.