Table 3.
Demographic characteristics for all infants who received DR-CPR and had 5 minute Apgar < 2 versus ≥ 2
| 5 min Apgar < 2 (N = 271) |
5 min Apgar ≥ 2 (N = 1053) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Multiple birth | 23% | 24% | 0.93 |
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| % Maternal hypertension | 13% | 21% | 0.0015 |
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| % Antepartum hemorrhage | 24% | 20% | 0.11 |
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| % Antenatal steroids* | 35% | 46% | 0.0025 |
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| Mode of delivery | |||
| % vaginal vertex | 34% | 30% | 0.10 |
| % vaginal breech | 17% | 13% | |
| % cesarean section | 50% | 57% | |
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| Gestational age (wks) | 24.9 ± 1.6 | 25.3 ± 1.6 | 0.0028 |
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| Birth weight (g) | 692 ± 142 | 713 ± 140 | 0.03 |
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| % Small for gestational age | 15% | 15% | 1.00 |
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| % Males | 59% | 51% | 0.02 |
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| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| % Black, not Hispanic | 43% | 47% | |
| % White, not Hispanic | 42% | 39% | 0.61 |
| % Hispanic | 12% | 12% | |
| % Other | 4% | 3% | |
*
Complete antenatal steroids within 7 d of delivery.