Table 3.
Baseline characteristics
| Maternal characteristics | [N = 626] |
|---|---|
| Age of the mother (years), mean [SD] | 28.1 [5.2] |
| Education (years), mean [SD] | 8.5 [3.0] |
| Gestation age (weeks), mean (SD] | 33.6 [4.1] |
| Multiple births, n [%] | 99 [15.8] |
| Neonatal characteristics | |
| Birth weight (grams), mean [SD] | 2398.6 [1578.4] |
| Age of the neonates in days at admission, mean [SD] | 3.1 [5.6] |
| Mean age at death (days), mean [SD] | 5.9 [6.7] |
| Male, n [%] | 373 [59.6] |
| END (0–7 days), n [%] | 446 [71.2] |
| LND (8–28 days), n [%] | 180 [28.8] |
| Low birth weight (<2500 grams), n [%] | 328 [64.2] |
| N | 511 |
| Preterm births (<37 weeks), n [%] | 380 [68.1] |
| N | 558 |