Table 5. Apgar scores (time after birth): median and inter-quartile range (if available).
Study | 1 minute | 5 minutes | 10 minutes | |||
high | low | high | low | high | low | |
Harling2005 [17] | 6.5(1–10) | 5(2–9) | 8(3–10) | 8(3–10) | NR | NR |
Saugstad 1998 [18] | 4.4(1.6)* | 4.3(1.9)* | 7.3(1.9)* | 7.3(1.7)* | 7.8(1.8)* | 8.0(1.4)* |
Lundstrøm 1995 [19] | 8(3–10) | 8(4–10) | 10(6–10) | 10(8–10) | NR | NR |
Vento 2009 [20] | 6(2–8) | 5(2–7) | 8(5–9) | 8(5–9) | NR | NR |
Wang 2008 [21] | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Rabi 2011 [22] | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | NR | NR |
NR = not reported, * mean (standard deviation).