Table 6.
Characteristics of study subjects with or without nosocomial infection
| Nosocomial infection | ||||
| Characteristics | Yes (n = 148) | No (n = 341) | OR(95% CI) | p |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 81(54.7) | 169(49.6) | 1 | |
| Female | 67(45.3) | 172(50.4) | 0.81 (0.55–1.20) | 0.293 |
| Birth Weight (g) | ||||
| >2500 | 24(16.2) | 85(24.9) | 1 | |
| 1501–2500 | 63(42.6) | 182(53.4) | 1.23(0.72–2.10) | 0.456 |
| 1001–1500 | 40(27.0) | 60(17.6) | 2.36(1.29–4.32) | 0.005 |
| ≤1000 | 21(14.2) | 14(4.1) | 5.31(2.35–11.99) | <0.0001 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | ||||
| ≥37 | 19(12.8) | 73(21.4) | 1 | |
| 32–36 | 61(41.2) | 194(56.9) | 1.21(0.68–2.16) | 0.523 |
| 28–31 | 50(33.8) | 63(18.5) | 3.05(1.63–5.71) | <0.0001 |
| ≤27 | 18(12.2) | 11(3.2) | 6.29(2.55–15.53) | <0.0001 |
| Apgar score at 1 min | ||||
| ≥ 8 | 25(16.9) | 113(33.1) | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 82(55.4) | 177(51.9) | 2.09(1.26–3.47) | 0.004 |
| < 4 | 41(27.7) | 51(15.0) | 3.63(2.00–6.60) | <0.0001 |
| Apgar score at 5 min | ||||
| ≥ 8 | 48(32.4) | 191(56.0) | 1 | |
| 4–7 | 87(58.8) | 141(41.3) | 2.46(1.62–3.72) | <0.0001 |
| < 4 | 13(8.8) | 9(2.6) | 5.75(2.32–14.24) | <0.0001 |
| Delivery type | ||||
| V/D1) | 57(38.5) | 125(36.7) | 1 | |
| C/S1) | 91(61.5) | 216(63.3) | 0.92 (0.62–1.38) | 0.696 |
| Discharge status | ||||
| Live | 129(93.9) | 315(92.4) | 1 | |
| AMA2) or death | 19(6.1) | 26(7.6) | 1.78(0.95–3.34) | 0.067 |
| Hospital stay(days) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 44.4 ± 27.6 | 23.1 ± 18.9 | <0.0001 | |
1) V/D : vaginal delivery, C/S : cesarean section.
2) AMA : against medical advice