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. 2014 Jul 3;307(5):H732–H740. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00838.2013

Table 2.

Patient demographics

Symptomatic PDA No PDA P
n (%) 40,472 (8.3%) 447,877 (91.7%)
EGA, median (10–90th) 29 (25–36) 35 (31–40) <0.001
APGAR1, median (10–90th) 6 (2–8) 8 (4–9) <0.001
APGAR5, median (10–90th) 8 (6–9) 9 (7–9) <0.001
Birth weight, median (10–90th) 1.18 (0.65–2.77) 2.44 (1.46–3.66) <0.001
Major anomalies 7,013 (17.3%) 35,137 (7.8%) <0.001
Antenatal steroids 26,111 (64.5%) 131,503 (29.4%) <0.001
Male 21,264 (52.5%) 249,265 (55.7%) <0.001
Cesarean section 28,433 (70.3%) 242,507 (54.1%) <0.001
Ventilator 24,843 (61.4%) 57,568 (12.9%) <0.001
Surfactant 26,530 (65.6%) 62,534 (14.0%) <0.001
Aminoglycoside 32,351 (79.9) 283,838 (63.4) <0.001

PDA, DA patency; EGA, estimated gestational age.