. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Jun;27(6):505–511. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31816791a2

Table 1.

Baseline comparison of selected infant and maternal characteristics

	0.25% CHX N (%)	0.50% CHX N (%)	1.00% CHX N (%)	p-value
Female	51 (54%)	50 (53%)	49 (51%)	0.93
< 2500 g	7 (7%)	6 (6%)	4 (4%)	0.63
Mean weight (SD)	3.1 (0.4)	3.2 (0.4)	3.2 ( 0.5)	0.08
Mean gestational age (SD)	38.8 (1.5)	39.1 (1.3)	39.1 (1.4)	0.25
Mean maternal age	24.4 (3.6)	24.4 (3.4)	25.3 (4.5)	0.22
Prima gravida	43 (45%)	45 (47%)	43 (45%)	0.93
> 4 ANC visits	77 (83%)	73 (80%)	82 (88%)	0.33

Mean age at skin cleansing (hrs) (SD)	5.0 (2.7)	5.4 (3.1)	5.6 (3.1)	0.40