Table 1.
Neonatal characteristics by ANCS exposure expressed as median (5th, 95th percentile) or n (%).
| Unexposed to ANCS (n = 94) |
Exposed to ANCS (n = 94) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gestational Age, wks | 27 (23, 33) | 28 (24, 32) |
| Male Gender, n (%) | 39 (42) | 45 (48) |
| Caucasian Race, n (%) | 39 (42) | 64 (68)a |
| Birth Weight, g | 1043 (595, 1461) | 1003 (618, 1466) |
| Birth Weight z-value | −0.164 (−2.013, 1.115) | −0.228 (−1.849, 0.706) |
| Mechanical ventilation, days | 4.0 (0, 60.3) | 5.0 (0, 55.3) |
| Supplemental oxygen, days | 25.0 (0, 209.0) | 29.0 (0, 191.3) |
| + Surfactant Therapy, n (%) | 59 (63) | 58 (62) |
| + Postnatal Dexamethasone Exposure, n (%)b | 16 (17) | 24 (26) |
| + BPD diagnosis, n (%) | 26 (28) | 23 (25) |
| + Antenatal smoke exposure, n (%)c | 17 (20) | 11 (12) |
a
p <0.05, ANCS-exposed > unexposed
b
Postnatal dexamethasone exposure unknown in 2 ANCS-exposed and 1 unexposed
c
Antenatal smoke exposure unknown in 1 ANCS-exposed and 1 unexposed