Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Enrolled Infants by Treatment Group
| Characteristic | Placebo (N=25) |
Inositol 60 mg/Kg (N=25) |
Inositol 120 mg/Kg (N=24) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational Age (weeks) | Median (range) | 26.9 (24.0–29.3) | 26.7 (23.7–29.7) | 27.1 (23.7–29.7) | 0.98 |
| Gestational Age Stratum | 27–29 weeks, N (%) | 12 (48%) | 12 (48%) | 13 (54%) | 0.88 |
| Birth Weight (g) | Median (range) | 995 (610–1470) | 1020 (640–1340) | 968 (690–1495) | 0.95 |
| Gender | Female, N (%) | 12 (48%) | 14 (56%) | 11 (46%) | 0.75 |
| Race, Non-Hispanic White | N (%) | 11 (44%) | 12 (48%) | 12 (50%) | 0.91 |
| Antenatal steroids | N (% yes) | 20 (80%) | 21 (84%) | 20 (83%) | 0.92 |
| Chorioamnionitis | N (% yes) | 8 (32%) | 5 (20%) | 5 (21%) | 0.54 |
| Apgar score, 1 minutea | Median (range) | 4.5 (1–9) | 6.5 (0–9) | 6 (1–9) | 0.51 |
| Apgar score, 5 minutea | Median (range) | 7 (4–9) | 7 (0–9) | 8 (1–9) | 0.47 |
| Age (days) at infusion | Median (range) | 3.2 (1.4–5.2) | 3.1 (1.4–5.1) | 2.4 (1.4–4.9) | 0.22 |
a
missing Apgar scores: infant born in ambulance (n=1); infant born in Mexico (n=1)