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Published in final edited form as: Mol Genet Metab. 2015 Aug 12;116(3):133–138. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.08.004

Table 4. Characteristics of classical salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia cases.

Characteristic	% Among Salt-Wasting CAH Cases (N)	% Among All Screened Newborns	P-Value
Sex
Male	52.3% (112)	51.1%	0.725^a
Female	47.7% (102)	48.9%	0.725^a
Birth Weight
<2500 g	8.6% (17)	14.6%	0.017^b
2500-3999 g	80.7% (161)	78.3%	0.239^b
≥4000 g	9.6% (19)	7.1%	0.164^b
NICU Admission Prior to Screening
Yes	36.8% (67)	7.6%	<0.001^a
No	63.2% (115)	92.4%	<0.001^a
Blood Transfusion Prior to Screening
Yes	1.0 % (2)	0.3%	0.067^a
No	99.0% (206)	99.7%	0.067^a

Based on chi-squared test

Based on Z-test for 2 proportions

Significant p-values are shown in bold font

CAH=congenital adrenal hyperplasia; N=number; NICU=neonatal intensive care unit