Table 4.

Results of haematological indices of the neonates admitted to Newborn Special Care Unit

Variable	All	Groups			P value
		MR 0	MR 1–2	MR 3–4
	n=86	n=13	n=23	n=50
Hematological indices
Hematocrit, %†	46.5 ± 5.9	50.0 ± 4.8	48.2 ± 4.6	45.0 ± 6.3	0.024
Hemoglobin, g/dL†	15.0 ± 1.9	15.8 ± 1.5	15.5 ± 1.5	14.5 ± 2.1	0.030
WBC, cells × 1000/mm3†	12.2 ± 6.2	10.9 ± 3.6	9.9 ± 3.3	13.6 ± 7.3	0.045
Platelets, cells × 1000/mm3†	256.7 ± 71.4	235.5 ± 84.6	258.7 ± 55.8	261.2 ± 74.5	0.509
Segmented, %†	32.6 ± 13.5	35.8 ± 14.9	32.3 ± 10.4	31.9 ± 14.4	0.637
Bands, % ‡	5 [1–14]	2 [1–6]	1 [0–3]	10 [4–17]	< 0.001
Lymphocytes, %‡	44 [29–56]	47 [31–61]	49 [44–62]	36 [24–51]	0.002
ANC, cells/mm3‡	3696 [1872–5481]	3780 [2687–6120]	3388 [1813–4058]	3958 [1848–6536]	0.532
ABC, cells/mm3‡	443 [132–1755]	310 [62–769]	83 [0–386]	785 [295–2500]	< 0.001
I:T ratio, % ‡	45 [10–140]	20 [8–63]	10 [0–30]	95 [40–170]	< 0.001
Assessment for early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS)
Diagnosis of EONS §	26 (30)	2 (15)	3 (13)	21 (42)	0.020
Positive blood cultures §	4 (5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	4 (8)	0.221

^†Data presented as mean ± standard deviation and analyzed by One-Way ANOVA among the 3 groups;

^‡Data presented as median [interquartile range] and analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA among the 3 groups.

^§Data presented as n (%) and analyzed by Chi square among the 3 groups. MR: mass restricted score; (WBC): white blood cells; ANC: absolute neutrophil count; ABC: absolute band count; (I:T): immature/total neutrophil ratio.