Table 2.

Baseline maternal characteristics

Variable*	BP-NCPAP (N = 63)	NCPAP (N = 65)	P value
Maternal age (years) [Mean (SD)]	31.5 (6.3)	30.8 (5.9)	0.55
Gravida [Median (IQR)]	2 (1, 3)	2 (1, 3)	0.89
Parity [Median (IQR)]	0 (0, 1)	0 (0, 1)	0.97
Pregnancy induced hypertension/eclampsia [N (%)]	13 (21%)	17 (26%)	0.46
Essential hypertension [N (%)]	8 (13%)	8 (12%)	0.89
Prolonged rupture of membranes [N (%)]	20 (32%)	25 (38%)	0.42
Chorioamnionitis [N (%)]
Clinical	9 (14%)	15 (23%)	0.20
Histological	29 (52%)	26 (43%)	0.32
Antenatal steroid [N (%)]
Complete course	42 (67%)	47 (72%)	0.35
Partial course	11 (17%)	13 (20%)
None	10 (16%)	5 (8%)

*IQR = Inter-quartile range, N = Number, % = Percent, SD = Standard deviation