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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 18.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Res. 2015 Nov 16;79(3):453–459. doi: 10.1038/pr.2015.238

Table 1. Descriptive statistics of sample.

Sample (n=62)
Gestational age at birth, mean ± SD, weeks 25.4 ± 1.3
Birth weight, mean ± SD, grams 833 ± 199
Male sex, n (%) 42 (67)
Race
 White, n (%) 32 (52)
 African-American, n (%) 30 (48)
SGA, n (%) 5 (8)
Antenatal steroids
 None, n (%) 15 (24)
 Partial course, n (%) 19 (31)
 Complete course, n (%) 28 (45)
Chorioamnionitisb, n (%) 22 (35)
Antenatal magnesium sulfate exposure, n (%) 28 (45)
Adequate prenatal carea, n (%) 46 (74)
Vaginal delivery, n (%) 25 (40)
Delayed cord clamping, n (%) 9 (15)
Mechanical ventilation at 72h, n (%) 45 (73)
Dopamineexposure, n (%) 17 (27)
Fentanylexposure, n (%) 22 (35)
IVH
 All grades, n (%) 23 (39)
 Grade III-IV, n (%) 6 (10)
Died in the neonatal period, n (%) 6 (10)
a

Defined as receiving at least 75% of expected visits at time of birth (27,28).

b

Based on histologic examination of the placenta.