Table 1.
Characteristics of the enrolled patients
| Index | Non-LOS group (n = 159) |
LOS group (n = 178) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males, n (%) | 82 (51.57%) | 108 (60.67%) | 0.093 |
| Weight, g, median (IQR) | 1539.3 (1173.9, 1881.4) | 1493.2 (510.2, 1768.7) | 0.368 |
| Weight, n (%) | 0.704 | ||
| < 1500 g | 74 (46.54%) | 90 (50.56%) | |
| 1500–2500 g | 80 (50.32%) | 84 (47.19%) | |
| > 2500 g | 5 (3.14%) | 4 (2.25%) | |
| Gestational age, weeks, median (IQR) | 32.1 (29.2, 34.8) | 31.69 (28.95, 33.99) | 0.392 |
| Gestational age, n (%) | 0.134 | ||
| < 32 weeks | 74 (46.54%) | 101 (56.74%) | |
| 32–37 weeks | 66 (41.51%) | 56 (31.46%) | |
| > 37 weeks | 19 (11.95%) | 21 (11.80%) | |
| Invasive devices, n (%) | 79 (49.69%) | 97 (54.49%) | 0.462 |
| Type of infection, n (%) | - | ||
| Gram-negative | - | 71 (39.89%) | |
| Gram-positive | - | 107 (60.11%) | |
| Neonatal Pneumonia | 86 (54.09%) | - | |
| Neonatal Urinary Tract Infection | 54 (33.96%) | - | |
| Mild Fungal Infections | 19 (11.95%) | - |
IQR Interquartile Range
-: Indicated that there was no relevant data for this column