Table 1.
Characteristics of study infants
|
Variable, description |
NEC |
Controls |
|---|---|---|
| n = 11 | n = 21 | |
| Birth weight, mean (SD) (g) |
791 (212) |
839 (187) |
| Gestational age, mean (SD) (weeks) |
25.5 (1.8) |
25.9 (1.5) |
| Non-Hispanic black, number (%) |
5 (45.5) |
8 (38.1) |
| Male, number (%) |
6 (54.6) |
8 (38.1) |
| Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), number (%) |
7 (63.36) |
12 (57.1) |
| Primiparous, number (%) |
7 (63.6)a |
5 (23.8) |
| Prenatal steroids given (any), number (%) |
10 (90.9) |
19 (90.5) |
| Hypertension/eclampsia, number (%) |
2 (18.2) |
7 (33.3) |
| Antepartum hemorrhage, number (%) |
1 (9.1) |
5 (23.8) |
| Multiple births, number (%) |
1 (9.1) |
7 (33.3) |
| Antepartum antibiotic therapy, number (%) |
6 (54.6) |
10 (47.6) |
| Cesarean section delivery, number (%) |
7 (63.6) |
14 (66.7) |
| Chorioamnionitis, number (%) |
1 (9.1) |
1 (4.8) |
| Antibiotic use in the first week for ≥5 d, number (%) | 4 (36.4) | 6 (28.6) |
aNEC vs controls, primiparity P = 0.05.
NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis.