Table 3. Variables stratified according to cluster analysis.
| Variables | Clusters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 (n=28) | 02 (n=11) | 03 (n=40) | 04 (n=33) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 25.0% (7) | 45.5% (5) | 100% (40) | 0% (0) | |
| Male | 75.0% (21) | 54.5% (6) | 0% (0) | 100% (33) | |
| Prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome | 35.7% (10) | 27.3% (3) | 25% (10) | 24% (8) | |
| Yes | |||||
| Need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation | |||||
| Yes | 3.6% (1) | 27.3% (3) | 5% (2) | 21.2% (7) | |
| Gestational age | |||||
| Preterm1 | 39.9% (19) | 63.6% (7) | 30% (12) | 22.4% (14) | |
| Term2 | 32.1% (1) | 36.4% (4) | 70% (28) | 57.6% (19) | |
| Presence of congenital malformation | |||||
| Yes | 10.7% (3) | 0% (0) | 25% (10) | 66.7% (22) | |
| Nutrition | |||||
| Formula | 75% (21) | 54.5% (6) | 92.5% (37) | 90.9% (30) | |
| Breastfeeding | 10.7% (3) | 9.1% (1) | 0% (0) | 3% (1) | |
| Parenteral | 14.3% (4) | 36.4% (4) | 7.5% (3) | 6.1% (2) | |
| Nutritional therapy | |||||
| Translactation | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 3% (1) | |
| Cup | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 12% (4) | 12.1% (8) | |
| Enteral probing | 67.9% (19) | 54.5% (6) | 55% (22) | 48.5% (16) | |
| None | 32.1% (9) | 45.5% (5) | 35% (14) | 36.4% (12) | |
| Hypothermia3 | |||||
| Sim | 7.1% (2) | 0% (0) | 2.5% (1) | 6% (2) | |
| Hypoglicemia4 | |||||
| Sim | 17.9% (5) | 9.1% (1) | 22.5% (9) | 18.2% (6) | |
| Transit tachypnea of the newborn5 | 85.7% (24) | 63.6% (7) | 55% (22) | 54.5% (18) | |
| Yes | |||||
| Congenital heart disease | |||||
| Yes | 67.9% (19) | 81.8% (9) | 67.5% (27) | 28.1% (10) | |
| Respiratory distress | |||||
| Yes | 14.3% (4) | 9.1% (1) | 35% (14) | 25% (28) | |
| NICU intercurrence | |||||
| Yes | 60.7% (17) | 27.3% (3) | 17.5% (7) | 27.3% (9) | |
| Duodenal atresia | |||||
| Yes | 0% (0) | 100% (11) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | |
| Sepsis | |||||
| Yes | 28.6% (8) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | |
| Orotracheal intubation | |||||
| Sim | 14.3% (4) | 0% (0) | 2.5% (1) | 6.1% (2) | |
| Hypoactivity | |||||
| Yes | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 5% (2) | 3% (1) | |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis | |||||
| Yes | 10.7% (3) | 9.1% (1) | 2.5% (1) | 3% (1) | |
| Cardiorespiratory arrest | |||||
| Yes | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 3% (1) | |
| Metabolic acidosis | |||||
| Yes | 3.6% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 6.1% (2) | |
| Pulmonary hypertension | |||||
| Yes | 10.7% (3) | 9.1% (1) | 7.5% (3) | 3% (1) | |
| Outcome | |||||
| Discharge | 67.9% (19) | 81.8% (9) | 87.5% (35) | 87.9% (29) | |
| Transferring | 25% (7) | 18.2% (2) | 10% (4) | 3% (1) | |
| Death | 7.1% (2) | 0% (0) | 2.5% (1) | 9.1% (3) | |
1
Premature: <36+6 weeks;
2
Term>37 weeks;
3
Body temperature<36.0°C;
4
Capillary blood glucose<40 mg/dL;
5
Respiratory rate>60 incursions per minute.
NICU: neonatal intensive care unit. Values in relative (%) and absolute frequency.