Table 3.

Correlations between neonatal risk factors and brain MRI score and number of signal abnormalities on MRI at near-term age.

Neonatal risk factors		MRI score Range = 1–4 Mean (SD) = 2.2 (1.0)	# of signal abnormalities Range = 0–13 Mean (SD) = 2.1 (3.0)
Gestational age at birth	Rho	−.140	−.197
	Sig.	p = .163	p = .048
Apgar at 5 min	Rho	−.236	−.303
	Sig.	p = .031	p= .005a
C-reactive protein	Rho	.220	.316
	Sig.	p = .031	p= .002a
Peak C-reactive protein	Rho	.211	.318
	Sig.	p = .039	p= .002a
Glucose	Rho	−.001	−.028
	Sig.	p = .994	p = .787
Albumin	Rho	− .170	−.193
	Sig.	p = .095	p = .058
Total bilirubin	Rho	−.077	−.065
	Sig.	p = .452	p = .528

^aSpearman’s rho, two-tailed significance p < .008.