Table 3.
Interactions between study (randomisation to hypothermia and control) group and birth depression (long or short) group.
| Outcome group | Outcome variable | Birth depression group x randomisation group interaction p value |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Outcomes | Death during hospitalization | 0.25 |
| Gastric bleeds | 0.23 | |
| Persistent hypotension | 0.40 | |
| Pulmonary haemorrhage | 0.70 | |
| Persistent pulmonary hypertension | 0.31 | |
| Severe thrombocytopenia | 0.57 | |
| Persistent metabolic acidosis | 0.61 | |
| Death up until 18 months | 0.45 | |
| Death or moderate or severe disability | 0.71 | |
| Conventional MRI | Basal ganglia and thalamic injury | 0.95 |
| Posterior limb of internal capsule | 0.87 | |
| White matter injury | 0.48 | |
| Cortical injury | 0.63 | |
| MR Spectroscopy | [NAA] mmol/kg/ww | 0.30 |
| NAA/Choline | 0.55 | |
| NAA/Creatine | 0.32 | |
| Lactate/NAA | 0.53 |