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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2010 Jan 13;156(3):495–497.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.044

Table I.

Comparison of characteristics between low and high cortisol groups, with <15μg/dL as threshold

Demographics	Low cortisol (n = 20)	High cortisol (n = 14)	P
Gestational age (weeks)^*	38.1 ± 1.7	38.5 ± 1.7	.48
Birth weight (grams)^*	2933 ± 317	2931 ± 595	.77
Infant sex = male	15 (75.0%)	9 (69.2%)	.50
Ethnicity = Hispanic	12 (60.0%)	11 (78.6%)	.25
Polyhydramnios	2 (10.0%)	0	.50
Prenatal diagnosis	8 (40.0%)	6 (42.9%)	.87
Location of hernia = left-sided	17 (85.0%)	12 (85.7%)	1.00
Other anomalies^†	4 (20.0%)	4 (28.6%)	.70

Presented as Mean ± standard deviation.

^†

Other anomalies included: coarctation of the aorta, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, multicystic kidney with hydrops.