Table 3.

Frequency of the neurodevelopmental outcomes according to markers of acute inflammation in the placenta and umbilical cord among the cohort (n=261).

Characteristics	IQ<70 (%)	P value	CP (%)	P Value	Major* ND (%)	P Value
Placenta:
Histologic chorioamnionitis
Yes	13.5	0.251	4.1	0.842	19.3	0.628
No	18.8		4.7		21.8
Acute inflammation - Membranes
Yes	12.8	0.229	4.5	0.978	19.3	0.670
No	18.5		4.6		21.5
Acute inflammation – Fetal Plate
Yes	12.6	0.221	4.1	1.000	17.9	0.384
No	18.5		4.8		22.5
Funisitis
Yes	10.1	0.061	4.9	0.756	16.5	0.224
No	19.6		4.3		23.2
Culture positive (any microbe)
Yes	15.7	0.761	3.8	0.588	18.7	0.389
No	17.1		5.2		23.1
Cord Blood:
Elevated IL-6
Yes	9.6	0.275	3.9	0.633	13.5	0.314
No	15.9		2.4		19.8
UU/Mycoplasma positive
Yes	15.7	0.713	0.0	0.342	17.7	0.909
No	13.6		4.1		18.4

^*Two children were not evaluated

IQ = Intelligence Quotient

CP = Cerebral Palsy

ND = Neurodevelopmental disability

UU = Ureaplasma Urealyticum